David Levithan
David Levithan
David Levithanis an American young-adult fiction author and editor. His first book, Boy Meets Boy, was published by Knopf Books for Young Readers in 2003. He has written numerous works featuring strong male gay characters, most notably Boy Meets Boy and Naomi and Ely's No Kiss List...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionYoung Adult Author
Date of Birth7 September 1972
CityShorts Hill, NJ
CountryUnited States of America
dream kissing boys
...he hopes that maybe it'll make people a little less scared of two boys kissing than they were before, and a little more welcoming to the idea that all people are, in fact, born equal, no matter who they kiss or screw, no matter what dreams they have or love they give.
goodbye hello
It's goodbye to some things. And hello to others.
quality able steps
I still don’t know if this is a good quality or a bad one, to be able to be in the moment and then step out of it.
want getting-what-you-want what-you-want
It was so much easier when I didn't want anything. Not getting what you want can make you cruel.
race focus different
It's only in the finer points that it gets complicated and contentious, the inability to realize that no matter what our religion or gender or race or geographic background, we all have about 98 percent in common with each other.... For whatever reason, we like to focus on the 2 percent that's different, and most of the conflict in the world comes from that.
hate ifs loses
If I lose it now, I will lose you, too. I know that. I hate it.
talking voice sound
This is what my voice sounds like I don't need to be talking to someone else To hear it
I will be the one to leave you.
people feelings way
But I had a feeling I wasn't supposed to find her that way. She was not a needle. This was not a haystack. We were people, and people had ways of finding each other.
appreciation nostalgia admiration
I still felt fondness for her - fondness, that pleasant, detached mix of admiration and sentiment, appreciation and nostalgia.
mother lows highs-and-lows
I learn about the highs and lows of living with the same mother for your entire life, about how no one can make you angrier, but how you can't really love anyone more.
understanding shock
When the shock wears off, you always hope there's understanding underneath.
girl want hiding
I know from experience that beneath every peripheral girl is a central truth. She’s hiding hers away, but at the same time she wants me to see it.
hard
Even though it was hard to see you, it was good to see you.