David Levithan Quotes

Every relationship between two individuals or two groups will be characterized by the ratio of secrecy that is involved in it.

For men, privacy means not being told stuff that would hurt. For women, secrecy is having stuff go on behind your back.

Well, I've got nothing to hide. Absolutely nothing.

The closer and more confidential our relationship with someone, the less we are entitled to ask about what we are not voluntarily told.

He who does not trust enough, Will not be trusted.

There are a lot of things that I have not shared that I will never share. I do have a personal private life.

You can ask me pretty much anything. There'll be things I'll go, 'That feels a little too personal.' But most things I don't have a fear of being asked about.

Trust comes from transparency…

If you want to keep the relationships you have, it's best not to talk about them.

Being in a new relationship is exciting and difficult and there's some things you really want to remain secret.

I've never had anything to hide.

Do you think I just turn my secrets out for everyone?" He is unfazed. "I didn't know they were secrets," he says. "Or I wouldn't have asked.

Never be silent with persons you love and distrust," Mr. Carpenter had said once. "Silence betrays.

I try to be authentic - but at the same time I don't really want people prying into my personal life.

No matter how honestly you open up to someone, there are still things you cannot reveal.

We would never comment on private correspondence.

Oh, well, there's a difference between privacy and secrecy.

God forbid we keep a couple secrets in this day and age!

One man's transparency is another's humiliation.

We like to see others, but don't like others to see through us.

There are things to confess that enrich the world, and things that need not be said.

I've learned the hard way how valuable privacy is. And I've learned that there are a lot of things in your life that really benefit from being private. And relationships are one of them.

I find sharing intimate details with people that you don't know an interesting concept. I like to keep some things to myself.

Relationships or not, I believe that people don't need to know about my life beyond a certain point.

Things aren't always clear at the beginning of a relationship. Be up-front. Don't play on her confusion or vulnerability. Women want and appreciate clarity.