A. Das

“I guess I did miss Dante-even though I tried hard to not think about him. The problem with trying hard not to think about something was that you thought about it even more.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

“I wondered if Dante and I would ever be allowed to write our names on the
map of the world. Other people are given writing instruments—and when
they go to school, they are taught to use them. But they don’t give boys like
me and Dante pencils or pens or spray paint. They want us to read, but they
do not want us to write. What will we write our names with? And where on
the map would we write them?”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz

“Everyone looks so happy, and I hope this is the first of many documented
memories this summer. And maybe the more I share my world with him, the
more he’ll want to be part of mine and let me into his.
This is every relationship. You start with nothing and maybe end with
everything.”
― Becky Albertalli & Adam Silvera, Here's to Us

“That afternoon, I learned two new words. "Inscrutable." And "friend."
Words were different when they lived inside of you.”
― Benjamin Alire Saenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe