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lying awake beside you, these thoughts run through my head.

lying awake beside you, these thoughts run through my head.

David Levithan
Running, Lying, Awake
David Levithan (2008). “The Realm of Possibility”, p.90, Knopf Books for Young Readers

I'll see you later, he says, and as he does, he runs his finger briefly over my wrist. It passes over me like air, and makes me shiver like a kiss.

David Levithan
Love, Running, Kissing
David Levithan (2009). “Boy Meets Boy”, p.79, Knopf Books for Young Readers

Breathing, n You had asthma as a child, had to carry around an inhaler. But when you grew older, it went away. You could run for miles and it was fine. Sometimes I worry that this is happening to me in reverse. The older I get, the more I lose my ability to breathe.

David Levithan
Running, Children, Breathing
David Levithan (2011). “The Lover's Dictionary: A Novel”, p.39, Macmillan

There is a part of childhood that is childish, and a part that is sacred. Suddenly we are touching the sacred part -- running to the shoreline, feeling the first cold burst of water on our ankles, reaching into the tide to catch at shells before they ebb away from our fingers. We have returned to a world that is capable of glistening, and we are wading deeper within it.

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

I am made for running. Because when you run, you could be anyone. You hone yourself into a body, nothing more or less than a body. You respond as a body, to the body. If you are racing to win, you have no thoughts but the body's thoughts, no goals but the body's goals. You obliterate yourself in the name of speed. You negate yourself in order to make it past the finish line.

David Levithan
Running, Winning, Past
David Levithan (2013). “Every Day”, p.113, Egmont UK

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