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Nick is one of Simon's best friends; they've been friends since they were four years old. As such, Simon insists that he and Nick don't actually have to talk about important or deep things, as they already know so much about each other. This holds true at times; Simon finds his afternoon hangouts with Nick and Leah in Nick's basement to be comforting in their familiarity. He also enjoys it when Nick, who's an accomplished guitarist, finds guitars to play at parties. Nick is also a soccer player and as such, knows Bram much better than Simon does in real life. For much of the novel, Nick is caught in the middle of a love triangle: Leah has an obvious crush on him that he doesn't return, while Nick has an obvious crush on Abby. This causes a great deal of tension in the friend group and causes Nick to on occasion choose to exclude Leah, as her unrequited crush makes her snappy and self-conscious. Despite this conflict, Nick and Leah rally to support Simon when he's forcibly outed over Christmas break. They go to Simon's house to make sure he's okay after reading Martin's post on creeksecrets, and though they don't tell Simon what they read, their support is clear to him when Nora shows Simon the post later. Nick also does his best to honor Simon's wishes that he not make a big deal out of it when Simon does officially come out to his friends. In January, Nick and Abby do start dating and seem very happy and in love. At the school talent show, Nick admits to Simon that he's been working with Nora on the guitar for several months in secret.
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Chapter 17
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I hate feeling so distant from Nick and Leah. It's not like keeping a normal crush a secret, because we never talk about our crushes anyway, and it works out fine. Even Leah's crush on Nick. I see it, and I'm sure Nick sees it, but there's this unspoken agreement that we never talk about it.
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Chapter 27
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The problem is, I'm beginning to realize I hardly know anything about anyone. I mean I generally know who's a virgin. But I don't have a clue whether most people's parents are divorced, or what their parents do for a living […] And these are my best friends. I've always thought of myself as nosy, but I guess I'm just nosy about stupid stuff.
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Chapter 28
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“But they're supposed to be Alice and Nora. They're not supposed to be different,” I explain.
“They're not allowed to change?” Abby laughs. “But you're changing. You're different than you were five months ago.”
“I'm not different!"
“Simon, I just watched you pick up a random guy in a gay bar. You're wearing eyeliner. And you're completely wasted.”
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Nick Quotes in Simon vs. the Homo Sapiens Agenda
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Chapter 17
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I hate feeling so distant from Nick and Leah. It's not like keeping a normal crush a secret, because we never talk about our crushes anyway, and it works out fine. Even Leah's crush on Nick. I see it, and I'm sure Nick sees it, but there's this unspoken agreement that we never talk about it.
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Chapter 27
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The problem is, I'm beginning to realize I hardly know anything about anyone. I mean I generally know who's a virgin. But I don't have a clue whether most people's parents are divorced, or what their parents do for a living […] And these are my best friends. I've always thought of myself as nosy, but I guess I'm just nosy about stupid stuff.
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Chapter 28
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“But they're supposed to be Alice and Nora. They're not supposed to be different,” I explain.
“They're not allowed to change?” Abby laughs. “But you're changing. You're different than you were five months ago.”
“I'm not different!"
“Simon, I just watched you pick up a random guy in a gay bar. You're wearing eyeliner. And you're completely wasted.”
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