iv. who was it who invented size zero? who was it who promised that if you got to a certain point you would no longer be? David Levithan More Quotes by David Levithan More Quotes From David Levithan I am a drifter, and as lonely as that can be, it is also remarkably freeing. I will never define myself in terms of anyone else. I will never feel the pressure of peers or the burden of parental expectation. I can view everyone as pieces of a whole, and focus on the whole, not the pieces. I have learned to observe, far better than most people observe. I am not blinded by the past or motivated by the future. I focus on the present because that is where I am destined to live. David Levithan lonelyviewspast What separates us from the animals, what separates us from the chaos, is our ability to mourn people we’ve never met. David Levithan september-11animalpeople I think of friendship in terms of love. David Levithan termthinking lying awake beside you, these thoughts run through my head. David Levithan awakerunninglying I am stronger than words and I am bigger than the box I'm in, and then I see her in the crowd and I fall apart. David Levithan crowdsstrongerfall You think you know your possibilities. Then other people come into your life and suddenly there are so many more. David Levithan possibilitypeoplethinking I guess I don't believe these things can ever be easy, although I also don't see why they have to be hard. David Levithan dont-believeeasybelieve The mistake is thinking that there can be an antidote to the uncertainty. David Levithan antidotemistakethinking Music is everywhere. It’s in the air between us, waiting to be sung. David Levithan music-isairwaiting Falling in love with someone doesn’t mean you know any better how they feel. It only means you know how you feel. David Levithan how-you-feelfalling-in-lovemean There's no way for them to take away my sadness, but they can make sure I am not empty of all the other feelings. David Levithan sadnessfeelingsway There is no such thing as no choice. There is always a choice. The only question is whether it's a bearable one. David Levithan The terrorists-those nineteen people, with hundreds or maybe thousands behind them-did the worst thing you can possibly imagine. But tens of millions people did the right thing...On 9/11, all the hatred and murder could not compare with the weight of love, of bravery, of caring. David Levithan caringbraverypeople Luckily, I always travel with a book, just in case I have to wait on line for Santa, or some such inconvenience. David Levithan lineswaitingbook She is so lost in her sadness that she has no idea how visible it is. David Levithan sadnesslostideas The more kindness and justice are challenged, the more we must embrace them. Only when you are challenged - and only when you challenge yourself - do you discover what truly matters. David Levithan challengeskindnessjustice People often say that when couples are married for a long time, they start to look alike. I don't believe that. But I do believe their sentences start to look alike. David Levithan couplelongbelieve I wake up thinking of yesterday. The joy is in remembering; the pain is in knowing it was yesterday. David Levithan painyesterdaythinking You like him because he's a lost boy. Believe me, I've seen it happen before. But do you know what happens to girls who love lost boys? They become lost themselves. Without fail. David Levithan lost-lovegirlbelieve It is an awful thing to be betrayed by your body. And it's lonely, because you feel you can't talk about it. You feel it's something between you and the body. You feel it's a battle you will never win . . . and yet you fight it day after day, and it wears you down. Even if you try to ignore it, the energy it takes to ignore it will exhaust you. David Levithan fightinglonelywinning
