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101 " I think I hate the concept of needing space. What is really means is that the person's mad at you, or hates you, or doesn't give a shit about you. They just don't want to admit it. "
― Becky Albertalli , Leah on the Offbeat (Simonverse, #3)
102 " I never imagined I could be bumped out of my own family. I feel knocked down. I feel demoted. "
103 " Let your guts hang out. I don't even get that. Why would anyone want to live like that? Like it isn't bad enough I'm always one breath away from falling apart. I'm supposed to fall apart under a spotlight?It's too much. And I don't want to embrace the suck. I want things not to suck. And I don't think that's too much to ask. "
104 " It's strangely reassuring, seeing the clutter. I always expect everyone else's lives to be immaculate. "
105 " It has to be easier for people with penises. Does this person get you hard? Yes? Done. I used to think boners literally pointed in the direction of the person you’re attracted to, like a compass. That would be helpful. Mortifying as fuck, but at least it would clarify things. "
106 " I remember the feeling like it was okay to care. To not be so blasé. "
107 " Basically, exams happened, and everyone promptly stopped giving a shit. "
108 " No Bon Jovi. No Journey. "
109 " I really love the smell of Waffle House. It’s this perfect combination of butter, maple syrup, bacon, and maybe onions? Whatever it is, they should bottle it up and pour it into a scented marker, "
110 " And of course, Garrett, who ordered scattered, smothered, and covered waffles with sausage and hash browns, leaves literally a dollar. I don’t get that. Leave a fucking real tip. I throw an extra couple of dollars down myself to make up for it. "
111 " Basically, Abby is human candy corn. She’s fine in small doses—but too much, and you’ll puke from the sweetness. "
112 " I feel strangely offbeat. "
113 " Cal Price can’t act for shit. Thankfully, he has the whole play memorized, but he plays the part of Reuben like a soft-spoken elderly accountant. "
114 " Sometimes I think Garrett calculates the exact most awkward way to position his body in any given moment, and then he just goes for it. "
115 " If there’s one thing I hate, it’s apologies. I don’t like getting them. I really don’t like making them. "
116 " I've never understood the appeal of drinking. It's not like liquor tastes good. I mean, I know it's not about that. It's about feeling loose and light and unstoppable. Simon described it to me once. He said drinking lets you say and do things without filtering or overthinking. But I don't get how that's a good thing. "
117 " We drive and drive, and it's like I'm teetering on the edge of something. Now it's been ten minutes since we've spoken. The music feels too loud and too soft all at once, and underneath its bass line, I can hear Abby breathing. "
118 " Because when Bram says Simon’s name, he pronounces every part of it. Like it’s worth being careful over. "
119 " Imagine going about your day knowing someone’s carrying you in their mind. That has to be the best part of being in love—the feeling of having a home in someone else’s brain. "
120 " ...warning the baby moms how fast it all flies by. Here's the thing though: no one ever warns the babies. "