376 Quotes by André Aciman

Look me in the face, hold my gaze, and call me by your name.

People who read are hiders. The hide who they are. People who hide don't always like who they are.

What lies ahead is going to be very difficult. Fear not. It will come. At least I hope it does. And when you least expect it. Nature has its cunning way of finding our weakest spot.

All this means is that in ten days when I look out to this spot, you won't be here. I don't know what I'll do then. At least you'll be elsewhere, where there are no memories.

«When did you know about me?»[...]«When you blushed.»

It is the first thing I remember about him, and I can hear it still today. Later!

Think of the pain before the pain

Existe una ley en algún lugar que dice que cuando una persona está totalmente enamorada de otra, es inevitable que la otra lo esté también. Amor ch'a null'amato amar perdona. .

As I sat there, working on transcriptions at my round table in the morning, what I would have settled for was not his friendship, not anything. Just to look up and find him there, suntan lotion, straw hat, red bathing suit, lemonade. To look up and find you there, Oliver. For the day will come soon enough when I'll look up and you'll no longer be there.