I had a sense then of how if we truly understood how many of the unimportant things we do will end up outliving us, we'd never be able to go on.
David LevithanWhy is it so much easier to talk to a stranger? why do we feel we need to disconnect in order to connect? If I wrote "Dear Sofia" or "Dear Boomer" or "Dear Lily's Great-Aunt" at the top of this postcard, wouldn't that change the words that followed? Of course it would. But the question is: When I wrote "Dear Lily," was that just a version of "Dear Myself"? I know it was more than that. But it was also less than that, too
David LevithanThere are times I think of us all and I wish we were back in second grade. Not really that young. But I wish it felt like second grade. Iโm not saying everyone was friends back then. But we all got along. There were groups, but they didnโt really divide. At the end of the day, your class was your class, and you felt like you were a part of it. You had your friends and you had the other kids, but you didnโt really hate anyone longer than a couple of hours. Everybody got a birthday card. In second grade, we were all in it together. Now weโre all apart.
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