David Levithan
David Levithan
David Levithanis an American young-adult fiction author and editor. His first book, Boy Meets Boy, was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2003. He has written numerous works featuring strong male gay characters, most notably Boy Meets Boy and Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth7 September 1972
CityShorts Hill, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
laughing fake soul
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 the world in mirthful bursts. There wasn't anything fake about it; it was an amusement park of a laugh, and when it appeared, you wanted to jump on board.
want know-it-all knows
I don’t want to know anything, and I want to know it all
memorial staring standing-still
This is what a memorial is: standing still, staring at something that isn’t ther
want wants-to-be-alone ifs
But if I didn’t want to be alone, then why didn’t I want to be with anyone else?
mother thinking should-have
My mother said I should have a 'change of scenery.' The word scenery made be think of a play. And as we were driving around, it made sense that way. Because no matter how much the scenery changed, we were still on the same stage.
dad want way
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. Their berets suck. Their croissants are pretty good, but the place overall still sucks.My family went there once on the way to visit Dad's homeland family. EuroDisney. Need I say more?
tattoo names want
You know, I'd get a tattoo with your name on it. Only, I want you to have the freedom to change your name if you want to.
trying enough ifs
Everyone tried with me. And everytime, it felt like the whole point of life was to see if trying was ever enough.
people you-dont-know-me i-can
You don't know me. You know one me, just like I know one you. And you can't know every me, and I can't know every you.
people attractive
He was attractive. I knew that. And I knew that attractive people always got away with things.
wall book sea
His books are kept on freestanding shelves hung at different angles on a sea-green wall. They defy gravity, as good books should.
together watches our-words
Things are going so well. We’re volleying words back and forth. Everything she says, I have something I can say back. We’re sparking, and part of me just wants to sit back and watch. We’re clicking. Not because a part of me is fitting into a part of her. But because our words are clicking into each other to form sentences and our sentences are clicking into each other to form dialogue and our dialogue is clicking together to form this scene from this ongoing movie that’s as comfortable as it is unrehearsed.
memories accomplishment goes-on
If this continues, if this goes on, then when I die, your memories of me will be my greatest accomplishment. You memories will be my most lasting impressions.
somewhere-else want persons
When I am with you, there is nowhere else I'd rather be. And I am a person who always wants to be somewhere else.