Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda

Leah once said that she’d rather have people call her fat directly than have to sit there and listen to them talking shit about some other girl’s weight. I actually think I agree with that. Nothing is worse than the secret humiliation of being insulted by proxy.

He talked about the ocean between people. And how the whole point of everything is to find a shore worth swimming to.

“I like no endings,” I say. “I like things that don’t end.”

White shouldn’t be the default any more than straight should be the default. There shouldn’t even be a default.

music is always better than no music.

“But probably a love story, right? Something Simonish, with a happy ending.”
“Why does no one ever believe I’m a cynic?”

I think you’re cute and grammatical

people really are like houses with vast rooms and tiny windows. And maybe it’s a good thing, the way we never stop surprising each other

I’m not sure if Bram knows that handing me his iPod is like handing me the window to his soul

guess I’m getting a little fucking tired of this. I’m trying not to let it touch me. I shouldn’t care if stupid people call me a stupid word, and I shouldn’t care what people think of me. But I always care