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
who-i-am ideas want
I have no more idea now of who I am than I did before. But at least I know that. And I'm starting to figure out who I want to be.
simple complicated true-things
It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.
hurt want honest
I want you to be honest with me. Even if it hurts. Although I would prefer for it not to hurt.
perseverance challenges way
I find faith in human perseverance, even as the universe throws challenge after challenge our way.
hands ideas keys
There comes a time when the body takes over the life. There comes a time when the body’s urges, the body’s needs, dictate the life. You have no idea you are giving the body the key. But you hand it over. And then it’s in control. You mess with the wiring and the wiring takes charge.
tasks easy easy-tasks
She is carrying herself through the day, and it’s not an easy task.
safe vulnerability
Her vulnerability is open, but she’s safe within it.
silence together noise
They don’t have silences together; they have noise. Mostly his.
dream kissing boys
...he hopes that maybe it'll make people a little less scared of two boys kissing than they were before, and a little more welcoming to the idea that all people are, in fact, born equal, no matter who they kiss or screw, no matter what dreams they have or love they give.
goodbye hello
It's goodbye to some things. And hello to others.
quality able steps
I still don’t know if this is a good quality or a bad one, to be able to be in the moment and then step out of it.
want getting-what-you-want what-you-want
It was so much easier when I didn't want anything. Not getting what you want can make you cruel.
race focus different
It's only in the finer points that it gets complicated and contentious, the inability to realize that no matter what our religion or gender or race or geographic background, we all have about 98 percent in common with each other.... For whatever reason, we like to focus on the 2 percent that's different, and most of the conflict in the world comes from that.
hate ifs loses
If I lose it now, I will lose you, too. I know that. I hate it.