By the time I got there, youโd already decided. And I quickly decided to let you decide. You were already seeing the rooms as ours, and that was enough for me.
David LevithanI donโt want you to think I got through this undamaged, okay? But Iโm learning to live with it. Because otherwise, the damage is all you are.
David LevithanIt felt good to be surrounded by books, by all this solid knowledge, by these objects that could be ripped page by page but couldn't be torn if the pages all held together.
David LevithanI try to be a careful person. Most of the time my carelessness is completely unintentional.
David Levithanbeing with someone for over a year can mean that you love them โฆ but it can also mean youโre trapped.
David LevithanNew Yorkers love the bigness -- the skyscrapers, the freedom, the lights. But they also love it when they can carve out some smallness for themselves. When the guy at the corner store knows which newspaper you want. When the barista has your order ready before you open your mouth. When you start to recognize the people in your orbit, and you know that, say, if you're waiting for the subway at eight fifteen on the dot, odds are the redhead with the red umbrella is going to be there too.
David Levithan