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
being-thankful steps behinds
You can't know what it is like for us now--you will always be one step behind. Be thankful for that. You can't know what it was like for us then--you will always be one step ahead. Be thankful for that, too.
writing love-is trying
Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough.
mistake thinking antidote
The mistake is thinking that there can be an antidote to the uncertainty.
ocean people stories
It is its own form of conversation -- you can learn a lot about people from the stories they tell, but you can also know them from the way they sing along, whether they like the windows up or down, if they live by the map or by the world, if they feel the pull of the ocean.
choices bearable
There is no such thing as no choice. There is always a choice. The only question is whether it's a bearable one.
caring people bravery
The terrorists-those nineteen people, with hundreds or maybe thousands behind them-did the worst thing you can possibly imagine. But tens of millions people did the right thing...On 9/11, all the hatred and murder could not compare with the weight of love, of bravery, of caring.
voice silent
That's what the voices in your head are for, to get you through the silent parts.
mean missing void
Void is when there is absolutely nothing there and the nothing is natural, a complete vacuum. But empty - with empty, you are aware of what's supposed to be there. Empty means something is missing.
air waiting music-is
Music is everywhere. It’s in the air between us, waiting to be sung.
would-be ignored invisible
It would be too easy to say that I feel invisible. Instead, I feel painfully visible, and entirely ignored.
mean thinking compassion
We are not taught "love thy neighbor unless their skin is a different color from yours " or "love thy neighbor unless they don't make money as you do" or "love thy neighbor unless they don't share your belies." We are taught "love thy neighbor". No exceptions. We are all in this together - every single one of us. And the only way we are going to survive as a society is through compassion. A Great Community does not mean we all think the same things or do the same things. It simply means we are willing to work together and are willing to love despite our differences.
thinking proud fit
I am proud that I defy your categories. I am proud that I don't fit easily into any box. I am proud of all the things I am and all the things i can be. Question yourself every time you think you only see one thing in me.
kindness justice challenges
The more kindness and justice are challenged, the more we must embrace them. Only when you are challenged - and only when you challenge yourself - do you discover what truly matters.
couple believe long
People often say that when couples are married for a long time, they start to look alike. I don't believe that. But I do believe their sentences start to look alike.