Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe (Aristotle and Dante Discover the Secrets of the Universe #1)

by Benjamin Alire Sáenz

I got to thinking that poems were like people. Some people you got right off the bat. Some people you just didn’t get—and never would get.

That afternoon, I learned two new words. “Inscrutable.” And “friend.” Words were different when they lived inside of you.

“It’s a sad book,” I said. “Yeah. That’s why you like it.” “Yeah,” I said. “That’s exactly right.”