How sad it must be for you to be nothing more than a hollow statue, to have your tomb preserved and your story forgotten. David Levithan More Quotes by David Levithan More Quotes From David Levithan There are boys so enraptured by love that they can't get their hearts to slow down enough to get some rest, and other boys so damaged by love that they can't stop picking at their pain. David Levithan pain heart boys It is very hard to stay alive just for your own sake. It is very hard to stare into day after day without another familiar face staring back. It turns your heart into a purposeless muscle. David Levithan alive sake heart You can give words, but you can't take them. And when words are given, that is when they are shared. We remember what that was like. Words so real they were almost tangible. There are conversations you remember, for certain. But more than that, there is the sensation of conversation. You will remember that, even when the precise words begin to blur. David Levithan tangible real giving Yes, we could talk to you for days on end about all the bad first dates. Those are stories. Funny stories. Awkward stories. Stories we love to share, because by sharing them, we get something out of the hour or two we wasted on the wrong person. But that's all bad first dates are: short stories. Good first dates are more than short stories. They are first chapters. On a good first date, everything is springtime. And when a good first date becomes a relationship, the springtime lingers. Even after it's over, there can be springtime. David Levithan awkward stories two This is what you do now to give your day topography--scan the boxes, read the news, see the chain of your friends reporting about themselves, take the 140-character expository bursts and sift through for the information you need. It's a highly deceptive world, one that constantly asks you to comment but doesn't really care what you have to say. The illusion of participation can sometimes lead to participation. But more often than not, it only leads to more illusion, dressed in the guise of reality. David Levithan giving character reality Things are not magical because they've been conjured for us by some outside force. They are magical because we create them. David Levithan force He has no idea how beautiful the ordinary becomes once it disappears. David Levithan ordinary beautiful ideas I don’t want to throw everything away for something uncertain. David Levithan uncertain want He’ll have to prove it to you. Every day, he’ll have to prove he’s worthy of you. And if he doesn’t, that’s it. But I think he will. David Levithan prove-it worthy thinking Without you I wouldn't have been able to contain the hate. I would have used it against myself. You're the one who helped me control it. My mind spun out to other things. But it always came back to you. David Levithan able hate mind I say good-bye to hope, but I also say good-bye to hope's disappointment. David Levithan good-bye disappointment bye Enlightenment is scary. Sometimes things look better in the dark. David Levithan enlightenment scary dark I am here because of love. David Levithan Every day I am someone else. I am myself-I know I am myself-but I am also someone else. It has always been like this. David Levithan knows Knowledge is the only thing I take with me when I go. David Levithan I am jealous of anyone who can make other people care so much. David Levithan jealous care people When Dawn looked at Vic, she saw Vic exactly as he wanted to be seen. Whereas Vic's parents couldn't help seeing who he used to be, and so many friends and strangers couldn't help seeing who he didn't want to be anymore, Dawn only saw him. Call it a blur if you want, but Dawn didn't see a blur. She saw a very distinct, very clear person. David Levithan parent dawn want I know there are epic tales of romance, where love means you're supposed to die. Where it's all about sacrifice. But I don't want to die. I don't want Stephen to die. I'm looking for the scenario where we both get to live. Where we can continue this marvel that is love and discovery and trust. David Levithan sacrifice epic mean That's the problem with having a moral code. We want to destroy the jerkish part of the jerks, but we want to save the human being underneath. David Levithan moral problem want The assumption of the word reunion is that, once you're together again, you are united. Two as one. Pulling close to someone is only a temporary symbol. It's the way you breathe with each other that's the telltale sign. David Levithan together-again two way
