Mónica

“I knew that a part of him would never be the same. They cracked more than his ribs.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“Maybe the problem between me and my father was that we were both the same.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“I kind of liked his voice. He sounded like he had a cold, you know, like he was about to lose his voice. "You talk funny," I said.
"Allergies," he said.
"What are you allergic to?"
"The air," he said.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“I guess I was a mystery even to myself.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe