Quotes from David Levithan

the killing blow is sometimes the softest

The sound of words as they're said is always different from the sound they make when they're heard, because the speaker hears some of the sound from the inside.

I think that this might be the easiest way to live — just concentrate On the small things, and never let your mind wander on big things

What is the answer, Evan? Ms Granger asked. Giraffe, I wanted to answer. It was on the tip of my tongue. Giraffe. This was in math class

Time is running out, but what is it running toward?

It might not feel like it, the cop says, but, Cooper, today is your lucky day.

I'll go get the horse and buggy, you'll say. And I'll say, But I thought we were taking the hovercraft?

I have never been given these words in this way before. This small piece of gospel, three parts hosanna, two parts testimony, one part lamentation.

He kisses me back with a kiss like a smile.

Most of the time I manage to forget to be afraid. But sometimes I think, 'This could be is,' and I move forward anyway.

There's no way to release yourself from a memory. It ends when it wants to end, whether it's in a flash or long after you've begged it to stop. What was the next line? What did I say to you then? I probably changed the subject, and the new subject wasn't worth remembering.

doodle, v.: I have more fun when it's freedom

I was still thinking he might come after me. Even after he left.

If you think about it hard enough, if you trace potential reverberations long enough, every step can be a false step, any move can lead to an unintended consequence. Who am I ignoring that I shouldn't be ignoring? What am I not saying that I should be saying? What won't I notice that she would absolutely notice? While I'm out in the public hallways, what private languages am I not hearing?

Love, n. I'm not going to even try.

Love was to blame for this. Because when love ends, the cold is what you're left with. It was all I needed to feel.

Brown, I say, deep brown. Like coffee without any milk.

When the shock wears off, you always hope there's understanding underneath. And with Rhiannon, it seems as if the understanding has already surfaced. Any vestige of doubt has been swept away.

I want to see this as well as be a part of it. I want to remember it for what it is. I am amazed by the love I feel for so many people. I am amazed at the randomness, the comedy, and the faith that brings us all together and makes us hold on.

I think he'll be all sweaty because, let's face it most fat people get sweaty just from lifting the twinkie to their mouth, but tiny is just to fabulous to sweat.

You will miss the taste of Froot Loops. You will miss the sound of traffic. You will miss your back against his. You will even miss him stealing the sheets. Do not ignore these things.

If she'd been bleeding in the street, you would've run to get help. It's the same thing! Typical, I could hear you saying back. The whole point is that I wasn't bleeding in the street . I wasn't dying of cancer. You couldn't take an X-ray and see what was wrngsithme. You couldn't make such an easy diagnosis. You had to guess. And everybody guessed wrong. But the things is, I hadn't even made the guess. I trusted that you knew what you were doing. You were very convincing. And I destroyed you.

incandesce, v.: You are the light of the far-off town, the promise on the dark path.

So even though it doesn't seem like anything's changed- things change all the time, mostly in little ways. That's how it goes, I guess.