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title: "6 David Quotes By Julie Buxbaum"
description: "6 David quotes by Julie Buxbaum. Plus more from Julie Buxbaum and more David sayings from other authors."
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> [“I think David was the one who kicked ass today,” I say. “Literally and figuratively,” David says. “I’ve never seen anything like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/i-think-david-was-the-one-who-kicked-ass-today-i-say-literally-and/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/36f/julie-buxbaum-3332_david_i-think-david-was-the-one-who-kicked-ass_159348.jpg)

> [“I try to think of other things. David’s hand in mine. That was nice. Innocent, friendly hand-holding. I think of his tape…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/i-try-to-think-of-other-things-david-s-hand-in-mine-that-was-nice/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8e5/julie-buxbaum-3332_autism_i-try-to-think-of-other-things-david-s-h_475672.jpg)

> [“Team David, I think. I’m totally on Team David.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/team-david-i-think-i-m-totally-on-team-david/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/821/julie-buxbaum-3332_david_team-david-i-think-i-m-totally-on-team-d_841043.jpg)

> [“Eat,” my mother says. “And then we’ll figure out what to do next.” Her we sounds nice—not like the we of What…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/eat-my-mother-says-and-then-we-ll-figure-out-what-to-do-next-her-we/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5ff/julie-buxbaum-3332_bad-news_eat-my-mother-says-and-then-we-ll-figure_891698.jpg)

> [“We don’t talk on the ride home. We don’t have to. I feel warm and giddy and like I have a secret…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/we-don-t-talk-on-the-ride-home-we-don-t-have-to-i-feel-warm-and-giddy/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e7e/julie-buxbaum-3332_autism_we-don-t-talk-on-the-ride-home-we-don-t_2546805.jpg)

> [“I liked holding David’s hand, though. That part-the snow dampening my face, letting my tears mix without anyone seeing, his fingers snug…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/i-liked-holding-david-s-hand-though-that-part-the-snow-dampening-my/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

[Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a5b/julie-buxbaum-3332_autism_i-liked-holding-david-s-hand-though-that_2812608.jpg)

## Other authors on David

## More by Julie Buxbaum

> [“Do you ever think about how your name doesn't fit you? I mean, you're usually Kit in my head, but really I think your…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/do-you-ever-think-about-how-your-name-doesn-t-fit-you-i-mean-you-re/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“Instead of trying to watch it happen differently, why don't you try to not watch it at all?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/instead-of-trying-to-watch-it-happen-differently-why-don-t-you-try-to/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“They seem to understand that the world is a big, diverse place, and that different is not the same thing as scary. It’s amazing…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/they-seem-to-understand-that-the-world-is-a-big-diverse-place-and/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“Miney says: “Mom is a closet weirdo, and dad is a closet normal, and that’s why they work.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/miney-says-mom-is-a-closet-weirdo-and-dad-is-a-closet-normal-and-that/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“I think about what it would be like to kiss her, to touch my fingertip to her clavicle cluster, to not worry about our…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/i-think-about-what-it-would-be-like-to-kiss-her-to-touch-my-fingertip/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“I think David was the one who kicked ass today,” I say. “Literally and figuratively,” David says. “I’ve never seen anything like it. He…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/i-think-david-was-the-one-who-kicked-ass-today-i-say-literally-and/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“SN: how’s your day, Ms. Holmes? Me: Not bad. Yours? SN: good. been doing my homework in listicle form, because, you know, anything to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/sn-how-s-your-day-ms-holmes-me-not-bad-yours-sn-good-been-doing-my/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“ I hear my mom in my head, for just a second, since her voice has mostly evaporated—water to air, or maybe disintegrated, dirt to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/i-hear-my-mom-in-my-head-for-just-a-second-since-her-voice-has-mostly/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“This is the opposite of love, I realize, when I look over and see my empty couch, see right through my imaginary companions. The…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/this-is-the-opposite-of-love-i-realize-when-i-look-over-and-see-my/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“I liked the feeling of her hand in mine.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/i-liked-the-feeling-of-her-hand-in-mine/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“Annie: I wonder if when he talks dirty, he gets all science-y. Oooh, your matter makes my particles throb.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/annie-i-wonder-if-when-he-talks-dirty-he-gets-all-science-y-oooh-your/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“And now that I've been exposed to this feeling, perfect mouth against perfect mouth, the natural order of things, I wonder why people don't…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/and-now-that-i-ve-been-exposed-to-this-feeling-perfect-mouth-against/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“You’ve got it all wrong, man. It’s not like that,” Ethan says, puts his hands down and into his pocket. He pulls out his…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/you-ve-got-it-all-wrong-man-it-s-not-like-that-ethan-says-puts-his/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“I'd love to go to Girl Dylan's part with you," I say, quickly accepting before Kit can rescind her invitation. If I didn't know…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/i-d-love-to-go-to-girl-dylan-s-part-with-you-i-say-quickly-accepting/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

> [“Though everyone I knew seemed to be either settling down or looking to settle down, I was never on a deep-sea fishing expedition to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/julie-buxbaum/though-everyone-i-knew-seemed-to-be-either-settling-down-or-looking/)

[Julie Buxbaum](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/julie-buxbaum/)

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