When it all come down to it, the thing that matters most in a relationship is principles [...] We have the same idea whatโs right and whatโs wrong, and thatโs got us through any number of things. If you can have that with someone, then youโre most of the way toward love. Not just lover-love. Any kind of love.
David LevithanI never know what you really want, if I can give it to you, or if Iโm already too late.
David LevithanYes, we could talk to you for days on end about all the bad first dates. Those are stories. Funny stories. Awkward stories. Stories we love to share, because by sharing them, we get something out of the hour or two we wasted on the wrong person. But that's all bad first dates are: short stories. Good first dates are more than short stories. They are first chapters. On a good first date, everything is springtime. And when a good first date becomes a relationship, the springtime lingers. Even after it's over, there can be springtime.
David Levithan