David Levithan quotes - page 16

Here," she said. "This is for you." "I didn't really get you anything," I sputtered. "I mean, I didn't know that you were going to be here, and--" "Don't worry. It's your embarrassment at not having the thought that counts. (David Levithan)
They should be going to sleep, but good company is the enemy of sleep. View quote
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Family, like arsenic, works best in small doses... unless you prefer to die. View quote
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Sharing truth is not the kind of gift that comes in wrapping paper - ripped open once and, there, you're done. No, this is a gift that must be unfolded. View quote
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me giving my mom romantic advice is kind of like a goldfish giving a snail advice on how to fly.” -Will Grayson (pg. 66) View quote
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You're giving up. You're slipping into being miserable and if you are being miserable, then it's all about you again. But it's not all about you. Love doesn't work that way. View quote
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I couldn't fault her for believing, because I had to imagine i was nice to have that illusion still intact. View quote
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Answerless questions can destroy. Move on. View quote
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That has to be what love is - seeing what a mess he is and loving him anyway, because you know you're a mess, too, maybe even worse. View quote
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The important people in our lives leave imprints. They may stay or go in the physical realm, but they are always there in your heart, because they helped form your heart. There's not getting over that. View quote
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tiny: maybe there's something you're afraid to say, or someone you're afraid to love, or somewhere you're afraid to go. it's gonna hurt. it's gonna hurt because it matters. (David Levithan)
. I believe your exact words were: "You're getting too emotional. View quote
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He says presents aren't important, but I think they are - not because of how much they cost, but for the opportunity they provide to say I understand you. View quote
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Because when a guy's a jerk or an asshole, it's easier because you know exactly where you stand. View quote
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We know that some of you are still scared. We know that some of you are still silent. Just because it's better now doesn't mean that it's always good. View quote
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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. View quote
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It wouldn't be fair to ask you to be around me when I'm so sick of being around me. View quote
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sup? i'm working. on what? my suicide note. i can't figure out how to end it. lol. View quote
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It hurts that I can be so full of him while he's so empty of me. View quote
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But he can also be incredibly sweet. And I know that, deep down, I mean the world to him." "Deep down? That sounds like settling to me. You shouldn't have to venture deep down in order to get to love. View quote
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I don't have the heart to tell him that's the wrong way to think about the world. There will always be more questions. Every answer leads to more questions. The only way to survive is to let some of them go. (David Levithan)
I find myself looking into people's eyes more than I ever did before. And I realize, that's where we stop being a certain gender or color. Just look right into the center of the eye. View quote
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Hell, yes," Dev says, sitting up now. "Don't get me wrong - we're totally going to make the beast with two backs tonight. But if we do it right, it's going to feel like holding hands. View quote
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One of my best friends is named David Leventhal, and it has always been a constant source of amusement to see how the similarity and differences play out in our lives. View quote
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I don't want to steal anybody's story. I very much want to use the stories that I hear to get lost in my mind, to tell a larger story. View quote
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