01c. 1954 ADSummer was here again. Summer, summer, summer. I loved and hated summers. Summers had a logic all their own and they always brought something out in me. Summer was supposed to be about freedom and youth and no school and possibilities and adventure and exploration. Summer was a book of hope. That's why I loved and hated summers. Because they made me want to believe.Benjamin Alire Sáenz / quote ↗
02c. 1954 ADSummer was a book of hope. That's why I loved and hated summers. Because they made me want to believe.Benjamin Alire Sáenz / quote ↗
03c. 1954 ADWhat is it with you and that book?"Rafael laughed. "We have a personal relationship.Benjamin Alire Sáenz / quote ↗
04c. 1954 ADAdam says I isolate. He is addicted to telling me that I spend too much time in my head. It’s an unhealthy behavior. Look, I don’t see how not bothering other people with your screwed-up vision of the world constitutes unhealthy behavior.Benjamin Alire Sáenz / quote ↗
06c. 1954 ADOne of my roommates, Rafael, he's an expert on monsters. Not that he talks about them. I can just tell. People who have monsters recognize each other. They know each other without even saying a word.Benjamin Alire Sáenz / quote ↗
07c. 1954 ADPeople who have monsters recognize each other. They know each other without even saying a word.Benjamin Alire Sáenz / quote ↗
