Dispel, v. It was the way you said, “I have something to tell you.” I could feel the magic drain from the room.
David LevithanThe older you get, the wiser you are - this is true. But you also question what use this wisdom is.y
David LevithanIt's one thing to fall in love. It's another to feel someone else fall in love with you, and to feel a responsibility toward that love.
David Levithanluckily, tiny texts me every five minutes or so. i don't know how he does it without getting caught in class. maybe he hides the phone in the folds of his stomach or something.
David LevithanSuch a strange thing, to hold a six-year-old's hand. Especially a six-year-old you've only just met. A toddler will grab hold of your finger, and someone your own age will clasp on to your whole hand, but with six-year-olds it's something in between, this acknowledgment that they can't be the one to take hold, so you have to do all the holding, folding your hand around theirs, feeling so much bigger and responsible.
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