David Levithan citations

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“I measure the moment
in the heartbeats I skip”

“So I said I wanted you to stay, even though nothing could stay the same.”

“If other people see you differently, you’ll end up seeing them differently, too.”

“Love weaves itself from hundreds of threads.”

“You know there's no such thing as a complete lie. There's always some truth in there.”

“Deep down? That sounds like settling to me. You shouldn't have to venture deep down in order to get to love.”

“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 little tighter.”

“I don’t want you to think I got through this undamaged, okay? But I’m learning to live with it. Because otherwise, the damage is all you are.”

“This is as much a part of my story as anything else. Friendship is love as much as any romance.”

“Let’s always love each other, and never be in love with each other.”

“You spend so much time, so much effort, trying to hold yourself together.

And then everything falls apart anyway.”

“People take love's continuity for granted, just as they take their body's continuity for granted. They don't realize that the best thing about love is its regular presence. Once you can establish that, it's an added foundation to your life.”

“I never know what you really want, if I can give it to you, or if I’m already too late.”

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

“There is always something new to learn about the person you love.”

“Laughter rarely lasts longer than a few seconds, it's true. But how enjoyable those few seconds are.”

“He says presents aren't important, but I think they are - not because of how much they cost, but for the opportunity they provide to say I understand you.”

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

“You never let things go unanswered for too long. Emails. Phone calls. Questions. As if you know the waiting is the hardest part for me.”

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

“Void is when there is absolutely nothing there and the nothing is natural, a complete vacuum. But empty - with empty, you are aware of what's supposed to be there. Empty means something is missing.”

“Sometimes the space between knowing what to do and actually doing it is a very short walk. Other times it is an impossible expanse.”

“Are you going to be playing for the pure thrill of unreluctant desire?”

“Making love without noise is like playing a muted piano-fine for practice, but you cheat yourself out of hearing the glorious results.”

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

“only adj.

thats the dilemma isn't it? when you're single, there's the sadness and joy of only me. And when you're paired, there's the sadness and joy of only you.”

“When I say,, I don't mean,. I don't mean,. I don't mean,.
I want us to go back down to that root.
I want you to be the one who loves me.
I want to be the one who loves you.”

“Once time is lit, it will burn whether or not you're breathing it in. Even after smoke becomes air, there is the memory of smoke. I am seeing as if by the light of a match, a glimpse of my life and having it feel right.”

“Maybe there is hope in the fragments, that what is lost can always be filled in by someone who knows.”