Quotes from David Levithan

There are things I miss," you said. "But if I didn't have you, I'd miss more.

She stays in the same spot, anchored by the profound, desperate loneliness of a bad relationship.

I wonder if it's possible to start a new relationship without hurting someone else.

Every person is a possibility. The hopeless romantics feel it most acutely, but even for others, the only way to keep going is to see every person as a possibility.

me giving my mom romantic advice is kind of like a goldfish giving a snail advice on how to fly." -Will Grayson (pg. 66)

Knowledge is the only thing I take with me when I go.

Maybe there's a way to keep us in this moment. Not the sad part. But the coming together part.

How sad it must be for you to be nothing more than a hollow statue, to have your tomb preserved and your story forgotten.

I never felt the urge to jump off a bridge, but there are times I have wanted to jump out of my life, out of my skin.

You think you know your possibilities. Then other people come into your life and suddenly there are so many more.

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.

It's almost scary how amateur I am when it comes to musicals - I'm a musical goer, but I am not as obsessed with musicals as perhaps some of my theatrical friends are.

I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character.

There will always be more questions. Every answer leads to more questions. The only way to survive is to let some of them go.

It won't be a normal life-I know that. But it will be a life. A life together.

It's the way you say thank you like you're genuinely thankful. I have never met anyone else who does that on a regular basis.

you ask me what I'm looking for, and I outline you. you don't recognize the shape, offer other names. you say my time will come, and I hope.

The secret to living long is to have something to live for.

How amazing it is that friendships can become so full that you can't imagine what your life was like before them.

This is my life, I think. I am an accumulation of objects.

Then I go in the den and turn on Law & Order, since the only thing i can really count on in life is that whenever I turn on the TV, there will be a Law & Order episode.

Dullness is the spice of life. Which is why we must always use other spices.

When we're alone together, I'm the destination. When I'm here in her life at school, I'm the disruption.

It feels like I am wasting time. I mean, that's always the case. My life doesn't add up to anything.