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David Levithan

(1972) Gay Fiction Writer United States

1648 quotes in 2363 categories

David Levithan compares leaping, which seeks something on the other side, with falling, which ends in a crash. He says the present is simple, just two people together, while the past and future are complicated. He also reflects on friends dying and living, showing how both shape us.

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David Levithan is a gay fiction writer from the United States, best known for Will Grayson, Will Grayson.

Quick Facts About David Levithan

Born: September 7, 1972
Nationality: United States
Profession: Gay Fiction Writer
Notable works: Will Grayson, Will Grayson
Known for: Nick and Norah's Infinite Playlist, Boy Meets Boy

About David Levithan

Six of Levithan’s books have either won or been finalists for the Lambda Literary Award in the Children’s and Young Adult category, making him the most celebrated author there.

Awards & Honors

Lambda Literary Award Margaret Edwards Award

Quotes by David Levithan

“Answerless questions can destroy you.”

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“Brothers are not like sisters.”

Brother

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A sound waiting to be a word.

Language

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“Dude, nobody puts baby in a corner.”

Baby

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I only have eyes for you.

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Love is the higher law.

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“I'm keeping to you”

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I will be the one to leave you.

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“I wanted love to conquer all. But love can't conquer anything.”

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“It's never the same city. Your city isn't even the same as my city, I bet.”

City

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Sometimes memory tricks you. Sometimes beauty is best when it's distant.

Beauty

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“No word is too grand or too infinitesimal to be considered”

Infinity

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Do I really have to find a word for it? Can't it just be what it is?

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“When I’m with you, I belong. It just naturally felt like that.”

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“And I look at her and she looks at me and it's like everything just opens up.”

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“We have defied the day as it was set out for us.”

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“And Avery looks up at just that moment and sees the blue-haired boy glancing his way. Some of us applaud. Others look…

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“If you play your cards right, the next generation will have so much more than you did.”

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“I'd like to remain at that one delicate remove, so you can get to know me without the distraction of other people's…

Distraction

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“arrears,n.: "It was a mistake," you said. But the cruel thing was, it felt like the mistake was mine, for trusting you.”

Failure

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We pencil-sketch our previous life so we can contrast it to the technicolor of the moment.

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“But for today it is working in this awkward kind of working. And that is enough for a beginning.”

Beginning

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When we’re alone together, I’m the destination. When I’m here in her life at school, I’m the disruption.

Destination

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“He's just a friend, we'd argue. But if he was just a friend, why was he hidden, why were we so upset…

Friendship

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“If you're not a flaming Filipino dancing queen, they never, ever expect the Asian guy to be asking about gay sex. They…

Asian

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You make it a production. Slam doors. Knock things over. Scream. But I just leave. Even if I'm still standing there, I…

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Here," she said. "This is for you." "I didn't really get you anything," I sputtered. "I mean, I didn't know that you…

Embarrassment

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“arrears, n. My faithfulness was as unthinking as your lapse. Of all the things I thought would go wrong, I never thought…

Failure

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I've always known I was gay, but it wasn't confirmed until I was in kindergarten. It was my teacher who said so.…

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You existed. You existed now as a fractal. Definition: A fractal is generally a rough or fragmented geometric shape that can be…

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“I guess that's the danger with firsts—you lose all sense of proportion. So I made a fool of myself, even though I…

Fool

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“it is hard for us to be alone between school and our friends and our families and his track practice and my…

Family

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In Sliding Doors, the whole idea is that every choice you make, and every single thing that happens to you changes the…

Choices

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“But once upon a time - that would be our time - a telephone cord seemed like nothing less than a lifeline.…

Beautiful

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“ meander , v. "...because when it all comes down to it, there's no such thing as a two-hit wonder. So it's…

Fried green tomatoes

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“I'm persnickety," I confessed. "Not, incidentally, to the point of being snarly. But still. Delightful and persnickety are not a common blend."…

Self

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“Rayanne: I think part of him is partly interested in you. Definitely. I mean, he's got other things on his mind. Angela:…

Psychology

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“Like most of Salinger's characters, she wouldn't be such a fuckup, you felt, if these fucked-up things didn't keep happening to her.…

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“There are many things that can keep you in a relationship. Fear of being alone, Fear of disrupting the arrangement of your…

Fear

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“At the next song switch, I hang back. I want to see this as well as be a part of it. I…

Love

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David Levithan by topic

Love (219) Time (195) Life (121) Thinking (64) People (57) Friendship (40) World (37) Language (35) Truth (34) Moments (33) Music (30) Fear (29) Psychology (27)