Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda (Creekwood, #1)

by Becky Albertalli

Like the way you can memorize someone’s gestures but

Nothing is worse than the secret humiliation of being insulted by proxy.

not to change, but I keep changing, in all these tiny ways. I get a girlfriend. I have a beer. And every freaking time, I have to reintroduce myself to the universe all over again.

“And no, I don’t have that kind of a history with Abby. But that’s what made it easier. There’s this huge part of me, and I’m still trying it on. And I don’t know how it fits together. How I fit together. It’s like a new version of me. I just needed someone who could run with that.” I sigh. “But I really wanted to tell you.”