Please may this not be a game. Please may this not be a game. Because if itโs a game, I know Iโm going to lose.
David LevithanThere's no way for them to take away my sadness, but they can make sure I am not empty of all the other feelings.
David LevithanMy main piece of advice would be dont worry about being published - just write a really good book, but also dont be afraid to write a bad book. Give yourself permission to fail, and dont be afraid.
David LevithanIn small letters, someone has written NEVER FORGET on one of the slats. I know it's supposed to be a pledge, but it feels like a curse. Don't we have to forget some of it? Don't we have to forget this feeling? If we don't, how will we live?
David LevithanIt's as if when you love someone, they become your reason. And maybe I've gotten it backward, maybe it's just because I need a reason that I find myself falling in love with her. But I don't think that's it. I think I would have continued along, oblivious, if I hadn't happened to meet her.
David Levithan