I was starting to think I was making up memories, just to have answers. Our brain does that sometimes. Or at least mine does.
David LevithanIf smart people are parodying it, that's a sure sign that some less smart people are believing it.
David LevithanI am like the fish in the aquarium, thinking in a different language, adapting to a life thatโs not my natural habitat. I am the people in the other cars, each with his or her own story, but passing too quickly to be noticed or understood.
David LevithanI hope that George doesn't internalize her scare tactics. I want to argue with her, tell her that "sins of the flesh" is just a control mechanism -- if you demonize a person's pleasure, then you can control his or her life. I can't say how many times this tool has been wielded against me, in a variety of forms. But I see no sin in a kiss. I only see sin in the condemnation.
David Levithan