A Quote by David Levithan

I had forgotten this about love: how the simple things- the turn away, the turn towards- could be so complicated, and how the complicated things- the stolen night, the right words- could be so simple.

David Levithan

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About Away Complicated Complicated Things Could Forgotten Had How Love Night Right Right Word Right Words Simple Simple Things Stolen Things Towards Turn Words

Quote Author

David Levithan
American - Writer
Born: September 7, 1972

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