#benjamin alire sáenz

[lunamonchtuna]

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz, “To the Desert” from Dark and Perfect (El Paso: Cinco Puntos Press, 1995) (via lunamonchtuna)

[stay-close]

But love was always something heavy for me. Something I had to carry.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

[qvotable]

I mean, sometimes remembering can really destroy you.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz; He Forgot to Say Goodbye

[perfectquote]

Sometimes, you do things and you do them not because you’re thinking but because you’re feeling. Because you’re feeling too much. And you can’t always control the things you do when you’re feeling too much.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

[thoughtkick]

Sometimes, you do things and you do them not because you’re thinking but because you’re feeling. Because you’re feeling too much. And you can’t always control the things you do when you’re feeling too much.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe

[nope-nora]

Richard Siken, “You Are Jeff” | Donna Tartt, The Goldfinch | R.F. Kuang, Babel: An Arcane History | Queen Charlotte: A Bridgerton Story | Benjamin Alire Saénz, Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe | Maggie Stievater, Call Down the Hawk | Olivie Blake, The Atlas Paradox

[firelise]

We laughed and we talked and looked up at the stars. "I wished it was raining," he said. "I don't need the rain," I said. "I need you." Aristotle & Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (2023)

[typewriter-worries]

love was just another secret i was keeping | postsecret

[surqrised]

I keep that memory somewhere inside me—where it’s safe. I take it out and look at it when I need to. As if it were a photograph.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

[lunamonchtuna]

— Benjamin Alire Sáenz, from Aristotle And Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (via lunamonchtuna)

[stay-close]

I’ll always remember that look on your face. You saw me. You’ve always seen me. And I think that’s all that anyone wants.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

[backroadboy]

the father-sized ache

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[resqectable]

I keep that memory somewhere inside me—where it’s safe. I take it out and look at it when I need to. As if it were a photograph.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

[perfectquote]

I kissed her until there was more happiness inside me than sadness.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

[thoughtkick]

I keep that memory somewhere inside me—where it’s safe. I take it out and look at it when I need to. As if it were a photograph.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz, The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

[quotemadness]

I kissed her until there was more happiness inside me than sadness.

Benjamin Alire Sáenz