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
blow wind
And who am I to blow against the wind?
book together pages
It felt good to be surrounded by books, by all this solid knowledge, by these objects that could be ripped page by page but couldn't be torn if the pages all held together.
feelings luck world
It was the most amazing feeling in the world. to know that something right happened, and to know that it had happened not through luck or command but simply because it was right.
song long form
Long live protest songs, in whatever form they take.
complaining might matter
You don't realize - the great thing about change is how quickly we get used to it. So I'm not complaining. the more things change,the more they don't stay the same. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. They might not change everywhere all at once - but there are moments when the impossible becomes the inevitable, and the rest is just a matter of time.
fall mean thinking
Because that's the thing about mean people: They make you think that the world will never work, that there are divides that you will fall into if you approach. It takes a whole lot of good people to fill in the breach created by a single mean one.
personality style realizing
I just needed to realize that style was like personality - it didn't always have to be consistent; it just had to be something you lived with.
clothes mind shapes
apparel, n.: There are times I don’t mind doing the laundry, because folding your clothes reminds me of the shape of you.
anchors
anchor, v.: I drift, I drift, I drift, you stay.
want lovable ifs
If you want to be loved, be a lovable. It's a good place to start.
home school mines
everyone in our school has afterschool activities. mine is going home.
mom giving advice
me giving my mom romantic advice is kind of like a goldfish giving a snail advice on how to fly.” -Will Grayson (pg. 66)
feelings moments that-moment
But we comforted ourselves with what we really meant to say, which was: "I don't normally feel this good about what I'm doing." Measure the hope of that moment, that feeling. Everything else will be measured against it.
stupid world-love wish
the world loves stupid labels. i wish we got to choose our own.