I had forgotten this about love: how the simple things- the turn away, the turn towards- could be so complicated, and how the complicated things- the stolen night, the right words- could be so simple. David Levithan More Quotes by David Levithan More Quotes From David Levithan If there wasn't a word for it, would we realize our masochism as much? David Levithan masochism realizing ifs Now when I have to remember a date, all I have to do is consult my rap sheet. David Levithan sheets rap remember 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 embarrassment worry mean Game over," you say, and I don't know which I take more exception to-- the fact that you say its over, or the fact that you say it's a game. David Levithan over-you games facts I was sixteen and equipped with the appropriate genitalia, so I cleared that hurdle nicely. David Levithan hurdle appropriate sixteen Sorry to be so cynical, but this is New York David Levithan cynical new-york sorry I had always felt that mittens were a few steps back on the evolutionary scale-- why, I wondered, would we want to make ourselves into a less agile version of lobster. David Levithan mittens want lobster Deep down, you see, I long to be arcane, esoteric. I would love to confound people with their own language. David Levithan esoteric long people But I still has enough longing for that concept that I didn't want to dispel it completely. Meaning: I didn't want to tell Lily that I felt we'd all been duped by Plato and the idea of a soul mate. Just in case it turned out that she was mine. David Levithan plato soul ideas I find my greatest strengths in wanting ti be strong. I find my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave. David Levithan strong brave bravery the world loves stupid labels. i wish we got to choose our own. David Levithan world-love stupid wish isaac knows how stupid i find these things, and he finds them just as stupid as i do. like lol. now, if there's anything stupider than buddy lists, it's lol. if anyone ever uses lol with me, i rip my computer right out of the wall and smash it over the nearest head. i mean, it's not like anyone's laughing out loud about the things they lol. i think it should be spelled loll, like what a lobotomized person's tongue does. loll. loll. i can't think any more. loll. loll! David Levithan rip wall stupid 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. David Levithan that-moment moments feelings There has to be a moment at the beginning where you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself. If the moment doesn’t pass, that’s it—you’re done. And if the moment does pass, it never goes that far. It stands in the distance, ready for whenever you want it back. Sometimes it’s even there when you thought you were searching for something else, like an escape route, or your lovers’ face. David Levithan distance doe feelings This is my life, I think. I am an accumulation of objects. David Levithan accumulation objects thinking How can you spend hours every day trying in small ways to figure out who you are, then have a near-stranger give you a sentence of yourself that says it better than you ever could? David Levithan trying giving way We found out a long time ago that we weren’t meant to fall in love with each other. But a part of me still fell in hope with him. David Levithan falling-in-love found long You made me lose my appetite, Boomer." "My mom tells me that all the time. Your family must be just like mine! David Levithan appetite mom made I've always known I was gay, but it wasn't confirmed until I was in kindergarten. It was my teacher who said so. It was right there on my kindergarten report card: PAUL IS DEFINITELY GAY AND HAS VERY GOOD SENSE OF SELF. David Levithan gay self teacher My lines all curve. I tend to connect the wrong dots. David Levithan curves individuality lines
