yearning n. and adj. At te core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.
David LevithanThis is as much a part of my story as anything else. Friendship is love as much as any romance.
David LevithanYou spend so much time, so much effort, trying to hold yourself together. And then everything falls apart anyway.
David Levithanfor the first time in my life i realize why hangers are called hangers, because after fifteen minutes of trying things on and throwing them aside, all i want to do is hook one to the top of my closet door, lean my neck into the loop, and let my weight fall.
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