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It's only in the finer points that it gets complicated and contentious, the inability to realize that no matter what our religion or gender or race or geographic background, we all have about 98 percent in common with

It's only in the finer points that it gets complicated and contentious, the inability to realize that no matter what our religion or gender or race or geographic background, we all have about 98 percent in common with each other.... For whatever reason, we like to focus on the 2 percent that's different, and most of the conflict in the world comes from that.

David Levithan

Race, Focus, Inability

David Levithan (2012). “Every Day”, p.77, Knopf Books for Young Readers

I have learned how to observe, far better than most people observe. I am not blinded by the past or motivated by the future. I focus on the present, because that is where I am destined to live.

David Levithan

Past, People, Focus

David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.10, Egmont UK