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Now when I have to remember a date, all I have to do is consult my rap sheet.

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Rap, Remember, Sheets

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Deep down, you see, I long to be arcane, esoteric. I would love to confound people with their own language.

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Long, People, Esoteric

Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.61, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Here," she said. "This is for you." "I didn't really get you anything," I sputtered. "I mean, I didn't know that you were going to be here, and--" "Don't worry. It's your embarrassment at not having the thought that counts.

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Mean, Worry, Embarrassment

Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.119, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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And as we drift into sleep, I feel something I’ve never felt before. A closeness that isn’t merely physical. A connection that defies the fact that we’ve only just met. A sensation that can only come from the most euphoric of feelings: belonging.

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Sleep, Feelings, Connections

David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.19, Egmont UK

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Game over," you say, and I don't know which I take more exception to-- the fact that you say its over, or the fact that you say it's a game.

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Games, Over You, Facts

Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.180, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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It feels like we’ve stepped outside of time. Even though there is no such place.

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Feels

David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.14, Egmont UK

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Sometimes desire is air, sometimes desire is liquid. And every now and then, when everything else is air and liquid, desire solidifies, and the body is the magnet that draws its weight.

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Air, Desire, Weight

David Levithan (2011). “The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel”, p.20, Macmillan

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Teens wanted things that were real, that they connected with, it doesn't have to reflect reality directly. They love 'The Hunger Games' not because it's real in that it happens, but the emotions there are real, and it's very relatable.

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Love, Real, Games

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I see no sin in a kiss. I only see sin in the condemnation

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Kissing, Sin, Condemnation

David Levithan (2012). “Every Day”, p.223, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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There is no such thing as equality for some. Equality must be for all. That is what freedom is. That is what liberty is. No human being is born more or less important than any other. How can we allow ourselves to forget that? What simpler truth is there?

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Book, Important, Liberty

David Levithan (2008). “Wide Awake”, p.14, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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There is no reason that we should ever be ashamed of our bodies or ashamed of our love.

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Body, Our Love, Reason

David Levithan (2014). “Two Boys Kissing”, p.83, Egmont UK

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If you let the world in, you open yourself up to the world. Even if the world doesn't know that you're there.

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World, Knows, Ifs

David Levithan (2014). “Two Boys Kissing”, p.74, Egmont UK

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With some people ,the minute you start talking, it feels like you've known them for years. It only means that you were supposed to meet sooner. You're feeling all the time you should have known each other, but didn't. That time still counts. You can definitely feel it.

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Mean, Talking, Should Have

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You spend so much time, so much effort, trying to hold yourself together. And then everything falls apart anyway.

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Fall, Effort, Trying

David Levithan (2014). “Two Boys Kissing”, p.20, Egmont UK

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no matter how happy we are, no matter how much we want our night to stretch out infinitely, sleep is inevitable.

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Sleep, Night, Want

David Levithan (2014). “Two Boys Kissing”, p.14, Egmont UK

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... I love books about freaks," because I am one. You might be, too. Let's be freaks together?

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Book, Together, Might

Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.234, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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I am jealous of anyone who can make other people care so much.

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Jealous, People, Care

David Levithan (2012). “Every Day”, p.268, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Our lives change. Our feelings for each other change. Our bearings change. The song changes. The air changes. The temperature of the shower changes. Accept this. We must accept this.

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Song, Life Changing, Air

David Levithan (2011). “The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel”, p.94, Macmillan

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This is what you do now to give your day topography--scan the boxes, read the news, see the chain of your friends reporting about themselves, take the 140-character expository bursts and sift through for the information you need. It's a highly deceptive world, one that constantly asks you to comment but doesn't really care what you have to say. The illusion of participation can sometimes lead to participation. But more often than not, it only leads to more illusion, dressed in the guise of reality.

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Character, Reality, Giving

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You wanna-I dunno-get coffee or something sometime?

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Coffee

David Levithan (2014). “How They Met and Other Stories”, p.20, Egmont UK

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So what else can I tell you?" I asked. "I mean, to get you to reveal Lily to me.

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Honesty, Mean, Lilies

Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.140, Knopf Books for Young Readers

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Readers embrace all kinds of characters as long as they are written with emotional truth.

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Character, Emotional, Long

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My main piece of advice would be dont worry about being published - just write a really good book, but also dont be afraid to write a bad book. Give yourself permission to fail, and dont be afraid.

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Book, Writing, Giving

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People read vampire novels and say, Oh I want to read another vampire novel. People read fantasy, and theyre like, Oh I love fantasy. I dont know that people are necessarily finishing Hunger Games and immediately wanting to read another dystopian tale.

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Games, People, Vampire

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Its almost scary how amateur I am when it comes to musicals - Im a musical goer, but I am not as obsessed with musicals as perhaps some of my theatrical friends are.

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Scary, Musical, Obsessed

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