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“I want to live in the calmness of the morning light.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

“The thing about tears is that they can be as quiet as a cloud floating across the desert sky.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

“The world did have too many words. The sound of the rain was all we needed.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

“I take the sealed envelope from him—​the one that holds the information about my biological father. I ask him for his cigarette lighter. He hands it to me. I look at Sam and Fito and say, “Word for the day.” Sam understands and says, “Nurture.” I take the unopened envelope. I am watching myself as I take the lighter and place it over the edge of the paper. I am watching the envelope burn. I am watching the ashes floating up to the heavens. I am hearing myself as I tell my father, “I know who my father is. I have always known.” And now I am laughing. And my dad is laughing. And Fito is smiling that incredible smile of his. We are watching Sam dance around the yard as Maggie follows her and jumps up and barks. Sam is shouting out to me and the morning sky, “Your name is Salvador! Your name is Salvador! Your name is Salvador!”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life