Цитаты из книги Grasshopper Jungle

I always bring back books for the library. Books have everything in them. After the end of the world, you cannot learn a goddamned thing from a computer or a television screen.

There is nothing more deeply frightening for a sixteen-year-old boy than confronting the possibility of losing his penis.

"I don’t care if you’re queer,” Robby said. “Queer is just a word. Like orange. I know who you are. There’s no one word for that."

History shows that erections happen at the worst possible times, and they stick around until someone else notices them.

I was confused.

How could I be in love with a girl and a boy, at the same time?

I was trapped forever.

History does show that boys who dance are far more likely to pass along their genes than boys who don't.

Sometimes it is perfectly acceptable to decide not to decide, to remain confused and wide-eyed about the next thing that will pop up in the road you build.

Good books are about everything.