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
lonely betrayed awful
It is an awful thing to be betrayed by your body. And it’s lonely, because you feel you can’t talk about it.
school together disruption
When we’re alone together, I’m the destination. When I’m here in her life at school, I’m the disruption.
I will be the one to leave you.
real character humanity
The important thing is for the characters to feel real, and to be given the humanity they are due. That granting of humanity is what separates a full portrait from a stereotype.
said
I immediately suspected there was much more to it than was being said.
color taste deeper
I barely notice colors unless I taste them. Not the yellows or the greens. I taste the deeper blues. The darker reds.
perfect desire belief
yearning n. and adj. At te core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.
I am here because of love.
secret
It's one of the secrets of strength: We're so much more likely to find it in the service of others than in service to ourselves.