David Levithan citations

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“Luckily, I always travel with a book, just in case I have to wait on line for Santa, or some such inconvenience.”

“Because when something happens, she's the person I want to tell. The most basic indicator of love.”

“Love and I once had a great relationship, but I fear we've broken up. It cheated on me, wrecked my heart, and then went on to date other people. A lot of other people. And I can't stand to watch it, since love's going to cheat on them too.”

“I get it. The things you hope for the most are the things that destroy you in the end.”

“I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character.”

“.

There are times when I doubt everything. When I regret everything you've taken from me, everything I've given you, and the waste of all the time I've spent on us.”

“You want meaning? Well, the meanings are out there. We're just so damn good at reading them wrong.”

“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.”

“She is so lost in her sadness that she has no idea how visible it is.”

“I close my eyes. And i scream. If my whole world is crashing down around me, then I am going to make the sound of the crashing. I want to scream until all my bones break.”

“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.”

“It's as if when you love someone, they become your reason.”

“I want my own books to have their own shelves," you said, and that's how I knew it would be okay to live together.”

“The clock always ticks. There are times you don't hear it, and there are times that you do.”

“You will always be my always.”

“We'd said we'd keep in touch. But touch is not something you can keep; as soon as it's gone, it's gone. We should have said we'd keep in words, because they are all we can string between us--words on a telephone line, words appearing on a screen.”

“I am always amazed by people who know something is wrong but still insist on ignoring it, as if that will somehow make it go away. They spare themselves the confrontation, but end up boiling in resentment anyway.”

“Getting what you want is just as difficult as not getting what you want. Because then you have to figure out what to do with it instead of figuring out what to do without it.”

“Love is so painful, how could you ever wish it on anybody? And love is so essential, how could you ever stand in its way?”

“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.”

“need is never a good basis for any relationship. it has to be much more than that.”

“I'm not even going to try.”

“.

I spent all this time building a relationship. Then one night I left the window open and it started to rust.”

“I notice you, I want to say. Even when no one else does, I do. I will.”

“You have to believe there are kisses and laughs and risks worth taking.”

“.

I never understood why anyone would have sex on the floor. Until I was with you and I realized: you don't realize you're on the floor.”

“I'm not good at relationships
I always manage to find the flaws
sometimes in others
but mostly my own.
I foretell the ending
then go and create the cause
save myself
and end up alone”

“Putting up with the fear of being with the wrong person because you can't deal with the fear of being alone.”

“Because sometimes you just have to dance like a madman in the Self-Help section of your local bookstore.”