“These words will ultimately end up being the barest of reflections, devoid of the sensations words cannot convey. Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough.”
– David Levithan, The Lover’s Dictionary. NPR review and excerpt.
“Life goes on. Get over it. You’re still young. It’ll get better.”
– David Levithan, Marly’s Ghost
“When things break, it’s not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It’s because a little piece gets lost — the two remaining ends couldn’t fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed.”
– John Green and David Levithan, Will Grayson Will Grayson
“You know the reason The Beatles made it so big?…’I Wanna Hold Your Hand.’ First single. Fucking brilliant. Perhaps the most fucking brilliant song ever written. Because they nailed it. That’s what everyone wants. Not 24/7 hot wet sex. Not a marriage that lasts a hundred years. Not a Porsche…or a million-dollar crib. No. They wanna hold your hand. They have such a feeling that they can’t hide. Every single successful song of the past fifty years can be traced back to ‘I Wanna Hold Your Hand.’ And every single successful love story has those unbearable and unbearably exciting moments of hand-holding.”
– David Levithan, Nick & Norah’s Infinite Playlist
“Her mind is an unquiet one, words and thoughts and impulses constantly crashing into each other.”
– David Levithan
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