David Levithan Quotes About Character

Quotes about: Character

• I no longer think she's just being nice. She's 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.

  David Levithan

  Kindness, Nice, Character

  David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.38, Egmont UK

• This is what love does: It makes you want to rewrite the world. It makes you want to choose the characters, build the scenery, guide the plot. The person you love sits across from you, and you want to do everything in your power to make it possible, endlessly possible. And when it’s just the two of you, alone in a room, you can pretend that this is how it is, this is how it will be.

  David Levithan

  Writing, Character, Two

  David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.108, Egmont UK

• I was attempting to write the story of my life. It wasn't so much about plot. It was much more about character.

  David Levithan

  Writing, Character, Plot

  Rachel Cohn, David Levithan (2010). “Dash & Lily's Book of Dares”, p.181, Knopf Books for Young Readers

• It's like you're a character in this book that everyone around you is writing, and suddenly you have to say, 'I'm sorry, but this role isn't right for me'. And you have to start writing your own life and doing your own thing.

  David Levithan

  Sorry, Book, Writing

  David Levithan (2014). “How They Met and Other Stories”, p.36, Egmont UK

• 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.

  David Levithan

  Character, Reality, Giving

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

  David Levithan

  Character, Emotional, Long

• I can honestly say Ive never thought for a second about whether a character reflects poorly on any group. All that matters to me is that the character is true to my belief in who he or she is.

  David Levithan

  Character, Groups, Matter

• The important thing is for the characters to feel real, and to be given the humanity they are due. That granting of humanity is what separates a full portrait from a stereotype.

  David Levithan

  Real, Character, Humanity

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