It's goodbye to some things. And hello to others. David Levithan More Quotes by David Levithan More Quotes From David Levithan Here's what breaks us: Even though we know better, we still want everything to be all right. David Levithan stills break want This is a difference between us: you desire what other people have, while I desire the things I used to have, or think I might have one day. David Levithan differences people thinking And maybe it is only by finding yourself that you can feel the true intensity of becoming close to another person. David Levithan intensity finding-yourself becoming That whole week, we started to divide things into those two categories: anything or something. A piece of jewelry bougth at a department store: anything. A piece of jewelry made by hand: something. A dollar: anything. A sand dollar: something. A gift certificate: anything. An IOU for two hours of starwatching: something. A drunk kiss at a party: anything. A sober kiss alone in a park: something. David Levithan kissing party hands But there was something about you that made me think of sparks and motion. David Levithan sparks made thinking If we actually thought about every decision we made, we'd be paralyzed ... You have to decide which decisions you're actually going to make, and then you have to let the rest of them go. David Levithan paralyzed decision made tiny: but there is the word, this word phil wrayson taught me once: weltschmerz. it's the depression you feel when the world as it is does not line up with the world as you think it should be. i live in a big goddamned weltzschermz ocean, you know? and so do you. David Levithan ocean doe thinking The key to a successful relationship isn’t just in the words, it’s in the choice of punctuation. When you’re in love with someone, a well-placed question mark can be the difference between bliss and disaster, and a deeply respected period or a cleverly inserted ellipsis can prevent all kinds of exclamations. David Levithan differences keys successful Every relationship has a hard part at the beginning. This is our hard part. It's not like a puzzle piece where there's an instant fit. With relationships, you have to shape the pieces on each end before they go perfectly together. David Levithan pieces shapes together Slowly would be better than not at all. David Levithan would-be Answerless questions can destroy you. Move on. David Levithan moving People are rarely as attractive in reality as they are in the eyes of the people who are in love with them. Which is, I suppose, as it should be. David Levithan eye reality people I never felt the urge to jump off a bridge, but there are times I have wanted to jump out of my life, out of my skin. David Levithan skins bridges wanted Do not just seek happiness for yourself. Seek happiness for all. Through kindness. Through mercy. David Levithan start-the-day kindness book I could point out that it isn't always easy knowing who you are and what you want, because then you have no excuse for not trying to get it. David Levithan knowing-who-you-are want trying You know there's no such thing as a complete lie. There's always some truth in there. David Levithan knows lying I preferred to hang out with the dead, dying, or desperate books - used we call them, in a way that we'd never call a person, unless we meant it cruelly David Levithan dying book way She transforms once again into someone carefree, and I transform into someone whose only care is her. David Levithan carefree care It’s up to you, not fate. True. But it was also up to Lily. That was the trickiest part. David Levithan lilies fate up-to-you Maybe relationships could have fractals, too. And maybe the sense of loss was when you're becoming a fractal of what you once were to each other. David Levithan fractals becoming loss
