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The Inexplicable Logic of My Life

Benjamin Alire Sáenz

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“Words exist only in theory. And then one ordinary day you run into a word that exists only in theory. And you meet it face to face. And then that word becomes someone you know. That word becomes someone you hate. And you take that word with you wherever you go. And you can't pretend it isn't there.”

“When is the right time for anything? Who knows? Living is an art, not a science.”

“Don't ever underestimate the people who love you.”

“That’s the way it was when you loved someone. You took them everywhere you went—​whether they were alive or not.”

“The thing about tears is that they can be as quiet as a cloud floating across the desert sky.”

“I told you that there were only two things you needed to learn in life. You needed to learn how to forgive. And you needed to learn how to be happy.”

“I want to live in the calmness of the morning light.”

“Life can be hard. I know how hard it can be.” And then she said, “Déjate querer.” Let yourself be loved.”

“The world did have too many words. The sound of the rain was all we needed.”

“Life had its seasons, and the season of letting go would always come, but there was something very beautiful in that, in the letting go. Leaves were always graceful as they floated away from the tree.”

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