David Levithan Quotes

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• I should talk to him I know I should talk to him. But I do not talk to him. I watch after him from afar… Afar
• He has no idea how beautiful the ordinary becomes once it disappears. Beautiful
• Things are not magical because they've been conjured for us by some outside force. They are magical because we create them. Been
• Pride is allowed to have an element of worry, especially when you are a mother. Allowed
• There is always something new to learn about the person you love. Always Something
• It is hard to stop seeing your son as a son and to start seeing him as a human being. It is hard to stop… Beings
• When distractions are manifold, it's best to remember what you are supposed to be doing. Best
• It's one of the secrets of strength: We're so much more likely to find it in the service of others than in service to ourselves. Find
• New Yorkers love the bigness -- the skyscrapers, the freedom, the lights. But they also love it when they can carve out some smallness for… Barista
• detachment, n. Even when I detach, I care. You can be separate from a thing and still care about it. Care
• ...but the truth is that I don't feel like I can carry anyone but myself right now. The streets are empty. I am empty. Or,… Anyone
• I want to talk to you and be random with you and be ridiculous with you. Inspirational
• We gather the things we learned, and they don't nearly add up to fill the space of a life. You will miss the taste of… Add
• Your humor is your compass and your shield. You can hone it into a weapon or you can pull its strands out to make your… Alone
• Freedom is also about what you will allow yourself to do. Allow
• There are boys so enraptured by love that they can't get their hearts to slow down enough to get some rest, and other boys so… Boys
• Laughter rarely lasts longer than a few seconds, it's true. But how enjoyable those few seconds are. Enjoyable
• It is very hard to stay alive just for your own sake. It is very hard to stare into day after day without another familiar… Alive
• The first sentence of the truth is always the hardest. Each of us had a first sentence, and most of us found the strength to… All
• You can give words, but you can't take them. And when words are given, that is when they are shared. We remember what that was… Almost Tangible

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