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Another Day
David Levithan
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“Most of the time when we think we're looking for death, we're really looking for love.”
“It wouldn't be fair to ask you to be around me when I'm so sick of being around me.”
“It hurts that I can be so full of him while he's so empty of me.”
“...I read it a lot, whenever I find it in a library. Partly because I find new things every time I read it, but also because these books are always there for me. All of them are there for me. My life changes all the time, but books don't change. Your reading of them changes--you can bring new things to them each time. But the words are familiar words. The world is a place you've been before, and it welcomes you back.”
“Whatever we shared is gone, because it was destined to be gone from the minute it started.”
“That has to be what love is - seeing what a mess he is and loving him anyway, because you know you're a mess, too, maybe even worse.”
“I find myself looking into people's eyes more than I ever did before. And I realize, that's where we stop being a certain gender or color. Just look right into the center of the eye.”
“So I get to be the bitch now? Fine. Then you, my friend, are the scary girl. 'He doesn't hit me. He doesn't abuse me. He doesn't cheat on me.' Can you hear yourself? If those are the standards you have--hey, he hasn't punched me, so everything must be okay!--that scares me. That makes me think that at some point you've used these justifications. 'Oh, it's really bad right now, and he's being awful...but at least he's not hitting me. Have a little more respect for yourself than that, okay?”
“What's the point of something virtual if it doesn't end up being real?”
“Maybe this is what we've needed all along. Distance from everything else, and closeness to each other.”
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reading, relationships, abuse, self-esteem, books
