Helen

“you’ll find the buildings taller, that
the halls are full of ghosts
but everything still here is
what you remember most”
― Savannah Brown

“my body is a temple, and I am the god it was built for”
― Savannah Brown

“I'm sorry," she says. "Did we make it a big deal?"

"Oh my God. Seriously? You guys make everything a big deal."

"Really?" she says.

"When I started drinking coffee. When I started shaving . When I got a girlfriend."

"That stuff is exciting," she says.

"It's not that exciting," I say. "It's like—I don't even know. You guys are so freaking obsessed with everything I do. It's like I can't change my socks without someone mentioning it."

"Ah," says my dad. "So, what you're trying to say is that we're really creepy."

"Yes," I say.

My mom laughs. "See, but you're not a parent yet, so you can't understand. It's like—you have this baby, and eventually, he starts doing stuff. And I used to be able to see every tiny change, and it was so fascinating." She smiles sadly. "And now I'm missing stuff. The little things. And it's hard to let go of that.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“i could go if i wanted
share the floorboards with someone
in a place less haunted
but i like it here
and i’m happy to stay in this mess on my own
in this home i have built for myself in my bones”
― Savannah Brown, Graffiti