This is the trap of having something to live for: Everything else seems lifeless. David Levithan More Quotes by David Levithan More Quotes From David Levithan But I want to feel like life matters. I had something real with you, but then the realness scared me. I decided to go for other things instead. David Levithan realmatterwant Someday your prince will come," I assure him. "And the first thing I'm going to say to him is, 'What took you so long? David Levithan somedaylongfirsts The boy I just kissed is talking to my father. The boy I want to kiss again is waiting for my mother to serve pancakes. I must fight the urge to freak. David Levithan fightingmotherfather She stays in the same spot, anchored by the profound, desperate loneliness of a bad relationship. David Levithan bad-relationshiplonelinessprofound She has been hanging on to the hope of him for so long that she doesn't realize there isn't anything left to hope for. David Levithan realizinghanging-onlong Yesterday is another world. I want to go back there. David Levithan yesterdaywantworld It's as if when you love someone, they become your reason. David Levithan love-someonewhen-you-love-someonereason All I get is tomorrow. David Levithan tomorrow I am like the fish in the aquarium, thinking in a different language, adapting to a life that’s not my natural habitat. I am the people in the other cars, each with his or her own story, but passing too quickly to be noticed or understood. David Levithan aquariumspeoplethinking The world, right now, is only us. David Levithan right-nowworld I know I should just leave. Just go. Because there's a point where a mistake turns into a big mistake, and I should probably come to my senses before I get there. David Levithan bigsshouldmistake When first love ends, most people eventually know there will be more to come. They are not through with love. Love is not through with them. It will never be the same as the first, but it will be better in different ways. David Levithan first-lovelove-ispeople I love you,†she says. “I love you,†I say. And then we hang up, because nothing else needs to be said after that. I want to give Zara her life back. Even if I feel I deserve something like this, I don’t deserve it at her expense. David Levithan zaralove-yougiving why won't they leave me alone? don't they realize I have a tinder heart and a paper body and that any spark will turn me straight to ash? David Levithan ashesleave-me-aloneheart I know the odds are all against me and I know you might not feel this way too but I know I would rather die trying to know if I could mean something to you David Levithan oddstryingmean Most people, I've noticed, are instinctively harsh to strangers. They expect every approach to be an attack, every question to be an interruption. David Levithan harshstrangerpeople I feel the universe is telling me something. And it doesn't even matter if it's true or not. What matters is that I feel it, and believe it. David Levithan what-mattersfeelsbelieve How amazing it is that friendships can become so full that you can't imagine what your life was like before them. David Levithan imagine This is the hard part about having best friends that I feel no attachment to -- I don't give them any benefit of the doubt. And being best friends is always about the benefit of the doubt. David Levithan attachmentdoubtgiving He is much stronger than I think I am. He is mischievous, outgoing, ready to soar through the clouds, while I often feel like the cloud itself. David Levithan strongercloudsthinking