Natalee McNally

“Sometimes it seems like everyone knows who I am except me.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“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

“My limbs feel really heavy. I kind of want to go home and crawl into bed with my iPod. But the curtains start to open. And I keep moving forward.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

“And it's almost too perfect. Almost too Disney.”
― Becky Albertalli, Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda