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DAVID LEVITHAN – Author Quotes<\/div>\n

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\u201cIf there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned, it\u2019s this: We all want everything to be okay. We don\u2019t even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~David Levithan<\/strong>, American author<\/p>\n

Every Day<\/em> (August 2012) New York: Alfred A. Knopf, p. 6<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1449531588755-96303790-852e094f-cf635381-89e5aff5-709b”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong> [Fiction. Dialogue between narrator & \u2018Rhiannon\u2019]:<\/p>\n

\u201cI\u2019m glad you\u2019re not mad at me,\u201d she says. \u201cI just want everything to be okay.\u201d<\/p>\n

I nod. If there\u2019s one thing I\u2019ve learned, it\u2019s this: We all want everything to be okay. We don\u2019t even wish so much for fantastic or marvelous or outstanding. We will happily settle for okay, because most of the time, okay is enough.<\/span>\u201d (p. 6)<\/p>\n

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Source<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: Library \u2013 Every Day<\/em> (August 2012) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 978-0-307-93189-4<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” add_icon=”true” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315829087-ce67c619-0fbc5381-89e5aff5-709b”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

\u201cKindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~David Levithan<\/strong>, American author<\/p>\n

Every Day<\/em> (August 2012) New York: Alfred A. Knopf, p. 56<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315829475-7c82a017-1e625381-89e5aff5-709b”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong>: [Fiction. Narrator] \u201cI no longer thing she\u2019s just being nice. She\u2019s being kind. Which is much more a sign of character than mere niceness. Kindness connects to who you are, while niceness connects to how you want to be seen.<\/span>\u201d (p. 56)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” title=”Source ISBN” tab_id=”1453315829682-63e8fade-cf4c5381-89e5aff5-709b”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

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Source<\/strong><\/em><\/span>: Library \u2013 Every Day<\/em> (August 2012) International Standard Book Number (ISBN) 978-0-307-93189-4<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row css=”.vc_custom_1453316221301{margin-top: 0px !important;border-top-width: 0px !important;padding-top: 0px !important;}”][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_tta_tabs style=”modern” shape=”square” active_section=”1″][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-book” add_icon=”true” title=”Citation” tab_id=”1453315828001-b5e2e52e-ea1e5381-89e5aff5-709b”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

\u201cTrying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough.\u201d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n

~David Levithan<\/strong>, American author<\/p>\n

The Lover\u2019s Dictionary<\/em> (2011) Macmillan, 21 January 2011 eBook edition, p. 118; online via Scribd.com [subscription service] www.scribd.com<\/a><\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-plus-circle” add_icon=”true” title=”Context” tab_id=”1453315828385-86abfac4-79bf5381-89e5aff5-709b”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

Extended excerpt<\/em><\/strong> [Fiction. The author\u2019s definition of ineffable<\/em>]:<\/p>\n

\u201cIneffable, adj<\/em>. These words will ultimately end up being the barest of reflections, devoid of the sensations words cannot convey. Trying to write about love is ultimately like trying to have a dictionary represent life. No matter how many words there are, there will never be enough.<\/span>\u201d (p. 118)<\/p>\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][vc_tta_section i_icon_fontawesome=”fa fa-search” add_icon=”true” title=”Source Link” tab_id=”1453315828572-dac97b48-68e05381-89e5aff5-709b”][vc_column_text css_animation=”none”]\n

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Source link<\/em><\/strong><\/span>: A Lover\u2019s Dictionary<\/em> (2011|Jan. 2011 Macmillan eBook ed.) online via Scribd [subscription service]: https:\/\/www.scribd.com\/read\/182551860\/The-Lover-s-Dictionary-A-Novel#Search_search-menu_531492<\/a> [ISBN: 978-0-374-19368-3]\n[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_tta_section][\/vc_tta_tabs][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column][vc_column_text]\n

Resources<\/h4>\n[\/vc_column_text][vc_column_text css_animation=”none” el_class=”Wrapper-Author-Resources”]Learn more about David Levithan <\/strong><\/span>| Here are a few good places to start –<\/p>\n