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
sickness moments reverse
As if when someone close to us dies, we momentarily trade places with them, in the moment right before. And as we get over it, we’re really living their life in reverse, from death to life, from sickness to health.
trying honestly day-to-day
Honestly, I'm just trying to live day to day
comforting definitions want
If you want to live within the definition of your own truth, you have to choose to go through the initially painful and ultimately comforting process of finding it.
darkness black today
I've worn black today, because I've heard so often that it's supposed to be slimming. But instead I am this sphere of darkness submarining through the halls.
ocean wind firsts
The ocean makes its music; the wind does its dance. We hold on. At first we hold on to one another, but then it starts to feel like we are holding on to something even bigger than that. Greater.
love-is people body
People take love's continuity for granted, just as they take their body's continuity for granted. They don't realize that the best thing about love is its regular presence. Once you can establish that, it's an added foundation to your life.
when-you-love-someone reason love-someone
It's as if when you love someone, they become your reason.
tired starting
I am starting to get tired of relying on words.
loneliness bad-relationship profound
She stays in the same spot, anchored by the profound, desperate loneliness of a bad relationship.
yesterday want world
Yesterday is another world. I want to go back there.
care carefree
She transforms once again into someone carefree, and I transform into someone whose only care is her.
deals ifs
And If only I could, I'd make a deal with God...
self preservation ifs
Self-preservation isn't worth it if you can't live with the self you're preserving
focus world different
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.