David Levithan Quotes

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• Sorry to be so cynical, but this is New York
• I had always felt that mittens were a few steps back on the evolutionary scale-- why, I wondered, would we want to make ourselves into…
• Deep down, you see, I long to be arcane, esoteric. I would love to confound people with their own language.
• But I still has enough longing for that concept that I didn't want to dispel it completely. Meaning: I didn't want to tell Lily that…
• The way you argued with me, you would have thought that we were debating the existence of God or whether or not we should move…
• aloof, adj. It has always been my habit, ever since junior high school, to ask that question: “What are you thinking?” It is always an…
• It was a laugh that came from the tip of his toes, gaining force and soul as it traveled through his body and out into…
• Why is it so much easier to talk to a stranger? why do we feel we need to disconnect in order to connect? If I…
• And I'm moved, it's so beautiful. Not what I wrote, but to have it given back like this. To have her remember the words and…
• Deep breaths. I am taking deep breaths. Composure. Which, for me, means composing... Maybe this is my way of creating the illusion of control over…
• When someone breaks up with you, their beauty-- which you took such satisfaction in-- suddenly becomes unfair.
• You see, Dash -- I was never the girl in your head. And you were never the boy in my head. I think we both…
• You are happy even if you are afraid to admit it.
• What's the big deal with France? How come everyone wants to go there? Let me tell you about France. Their music sucks. Their movies suck.…
• I measure the moment in the heartbeats I skip
• Please may this not be a game. Please may this not be a game. Because if it’s a game, I know I’m going to lose.
• I hate the way you talk to me, and the way you cut your hair. I hate the way you drive my car. I hate…
• They defy gravity, as good books should.
• I think they have compatible silences.
• We are so used to releasing words. We don't know what to do with them if they stay.

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