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Yearning. n and adj.
At the core of this desire is the belief that everything can be perfect.
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- The Lovers Dictonary, David Levithan
"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."
- The Lovers Dictonary, David Levithan
"You leaned your head into mine, and I leaned my head into yours. Dancing cheek to cheek. Revolving slowly, eyes closed, heartbeat measure, nature’s hum. It lasted the length of an old song, and then we stopped, kissed, and my heart stayed there, just like that."
- The Lovers Dictonary, David Levithan
"thing about champagne,” you say, unfoiling the cork, unwinding its wire restraint, “is that it is the ultimate associative object. Every time you open a bottle of champagne, it’s a celebration, so there’s no better way of starting a celebration than opening a bottle of champagne. Every time you sip it, you’re sipping from all those other celebrations. The joy accumulates over time.” You pop the cork. The bubbles rise. I feel some of the spray on my skin. You pour. “But why?” I ask as you hand me my glass. You raise yours and ask, “Why not? What better way to start the day?” We drink a toast to that."
- The Lovers Dictonary, David Levithan
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catharsis, n.
I took it out on the wall. I LOVE YOU. I LOVE YOU. YOU FUCKER, I LOVE YOU.
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- The Lovers Dictonary, David Levithan
"There has to be a moment at the beginning when you wonder whether you’re in love with the person or in love with the feeling of love itself."
- The Lovers Dictonary, David Levithan
"Perhaps it never happened. Perhaps it happened while I was asleep. Most likely, there’s no signal event. There’s just the steady accumulation of awhile."
- The Lovers Dictonary, David Levithan
"was after sex, when there was still heat and mostly breathing, when there was still touch and mostly thought…it was as if the whole world could be reduced to the sound of a single string being played, and the only thing this sound could make me think of was you. 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."
- The Lovers Dictonary, David Levithan
