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
David Levithan quotes about
simple complicated true-things
It’s as simple as that. Simple and complicated, as most true things are.
friendship reflection self
We always see our worst selves. Our most vulnerable selves. We need someone else to get close enough to tell us we’re wrong. Someone we trust.
kindness nice character
I no longer think she's just being nice. She's being kind. Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen.
afterlife tiny welcome
tiny: did someone die? me: yeah, i did. he smiles again at that. tiny: well, then... welcome to the afterlife.
kindness want niceness
Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen.
kindness book start-the-day
Do not just seek happiness for yourself. Seek happiness for all. Through kindness. Through mercy.
might happy-endings
this might be the happy ending without the ending
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.
voice silent
That's what the voices in your head are for, to get you through the silent parts.
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.
flirting love-is feelings
Things that matter are not easy. Feelings of happiness are easy. Happiness is not. Flirting is easy. Love is not. Saying you’re friends is easy. Being friends is not.
first-love people firsts
She is my first and only love. Most people know that their first love will not be their only love. But for me, she is both.