You make it a production. Slam doors. Knock things over. Scream. But I just leave. Even if I'm still standing there, I leave. I am refusing you. I am denying you. I am an adjective that is quickly turning into a noun.
David LevithanThe older I get, the more I lose my ability to breathe.
David LevithanThe brief transcript of moments, written on the body, is so deeply satisfying to read.
David LevithanI use the chopsticks to outline the biggest heart possible. Then I use the Sweet'N Low packets to fill it in. I borrow some from two other tables when I run out.
When I'm done, I point to the heart on the table.
"This," I say, "is only about one ninety-millionth of how I feel about you."
She laughs.
"I'll try not to take it personally," she says.
"Take what personally?" I say. "You should take it very personally."
"The fact that you used artificial sweetener?"
I take a Sweet'N Low and fling it at her.
"Not everything is a symbol!" I shout.
Stichwörter: love affection hearts symbol sweet-n-low
I try to get the basic facts, not the details. The details can be interesting, but they can also distract me into attachment. The worst thing in the world would be to pretend to know the people whose lives I step through. They cannot be homes to me. They must be hotel rooms.
David LevithanStichwörter: attachment
The joy is in remembering; the pain is in knowing it was yesterday
David LevithanKindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen
David LevithanKindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen
David Levithanhis train could've gotten stuck in a tunnel or something. it's not unheard of. he's coming from ohio after all. people in ohio are late all the time.
David Levithanthis is what i never allowed myself to need.
and of course what i've been needing all along.
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