David Levithan Quotes

What is it about the moment you fall in love? How can such a small measure of time contain such enormity? I suddenly realize why people believe in déjà vu, why people believe they've lived past lives,...

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 bett...

Why do we even bother? Why do we make ourselves so open to such easy damage? Is it all loneliness? Is it all fear? Or is it just to experience those narcotic moments of belonging with someone else?

You think you know your possibilities. Then other people come into your lifeand suddenly there are so many more.

Stanchion, n.I don't want to be the strong one, but I don't want to be the weak one either. Why does it feel like it's always one or the other? When we embrace, one of us is always holding the other a...

What i really want - and what i never get - is to be appreciated. do you know what it’s like to work so hard to make sure everyone’s happy, and to have not a single person recognize it

I find my greatest strength in wanting to be strong and my greatest bravery in deciding to be brave....If there's no feeling of fear then there's no need for courage.

.Most times, when I'm having sex, I'd rather be reading.This was, I admit, a strange thing to say on a second date.I guess I was just giving you a warning.Most times when I'm reading, you said, I'd ra...

.You leaned your head into mine, and I leaned my head into yours. Dancing cheek to cheek. Revolving slowly, eyes closed, heartbeat measure, nature’s hum. It lasted the length of an old song, and then...

Because the song is us and the song is her and this time I’m going to use her name. Norah, Norah, Norah - no rhymes really. Just truth.I shouldn’t want the song to end. I always think of each night as...

He has no idea how beautiful the ordinary becomes once it disappears.

Here’s what I know about the realm of possibility— it is always expanding, it is never what you think it is. Everything around us was once deemed impossible. From the airplane overhead to the phones i...

I had gotten so used to being alone, but never entirely used to it. Never used to it enough to stop wanting the alternative.

I want love to conquer all. But love can't conquer anything. It can't do anything on it's own.It relies on us to do the conquering on its behalf.

If you want to be loved, be a lovable. It's a good place to start.

Maybe, it's not the distance that's the problem, but how you handle it.

There is no reason that we should ever be ashamed of our bodies or ashamed of our love.

We all contain mysteries, especially when seen from the inside.

You are happy even if you are afraid to admit it.

You think fairy tales are only for girls? Here's a hint - ask yourself who wrote them. I assure you, it wasn't just the women. It's the great male fantasy - all it takes is one dance to know that she'...