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
mean years trapped
being with someone for over a year can mean that you love them … but it can also mean you’re trapped.
knowing secret say-anything
It's the secret smile you get from knowing that, somewhere, there is someone who is yours. Not in the sense that you own her or control her. She is yours because you can say anything to her, whenever you need to. And she can do the same, whenever she needs to.
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.
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.
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.