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“I didn't know what to do with that piece of information. So I just kept it inside. That's what I did with everything. Kept it inside.”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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“One cliché attached to bookish people is that they are lonely, but for me books were my way out of being lonely. If you are the type of person who thinks too much about stuff then there is nothing lonelier in the world than being surrounded by a load of people on a different wavelength.”
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“Why do we smile? Why do we laugh? Why do we feel alone? Why are we sad and confused? Why do we read poetry? Why do we cry when we see a painting? Why is there a riot in the heart when we love? Why do we feel shame? What is that thing in the pit of your stomach called desire?”
― Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

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“Just when you feel you have no time to relax, know that this is the moment you most need to make time to relax.”
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“I’m not into all this academic stuff. Too much analysis. What ever happened to reading a book because you liked it?”
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