David Levithan Quotes

Were one merely to seek information, one should inquire of the man who hates, but if one wishes to know what truly is, one better ask the one who loves.

Don't speak ill of your predecessors or successors. You didn't walk in their shoes.

I wanted to write about looking at the world, so it's more about helping people, or persuading people, to see what is around us; both the marvellous and the terrible.

I'm not looking for sympathy at all.

When I hear other people's stories, I like to believe that they contribute to my 'Encyclopedia of Human Experience.' The stories I hear help me expand my definition of what love is, what pain feels like, what sacrifice means, what laughter can do.

You have perspective when little people come into your life. You take the best things you have and let them overshadow your disappointment.

Tragedies make you realize how selfish you are.

We always admire the other person more after we've tried to do his job.

I feel really privileged to have gracious and merciless people with a lot of perspective and patience in my life.

Remind yourself that other people's jobs aren't so simple.

I don't want to say it's nice to see people cry, because of course it isn't, but there's something really emotional and lovely about seeing the impact you're having on someone's life.

Life is sweet, but sometimes old people just don't get it.

You don't need the world to understand you. It's fine. Some people will never really understand things they haven't experienced. Some will. Be grateful.

She could not complain about not having shoes when the person she was talking to had no legs.

When I count other people's blessings I lose sight of mine.

Don't complain about growing old — many, many people do not have that privilege.

I never understood how someone who was dying could say he was the luckiest man in the world, but now I understand.

Look at the other side of things even if you know you'll never agree. It creates empathy.

When adversity overtakes you, it pays to be thankful it was not worse instead of worrying over your misfortune.

The best advice about getting older? Just be thankful you're not dead!

I was sad because I had no shoes, until I met a man who had no feet. So I said, "Got any shoes you’re not using?

To see someone you love, in a bad setting, is one of the great barometers of gratitude.

To make a relationship work, focus on what you appreciate about the other person, and not your complaints.

Showing gratitude is one of the simplest yet most powerful things humans can do for each other.

Disco boy, no one understands, but thank the lord you still got hands.