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I want to kiss her without counting the seconds. I want to hold her so long that I get to know her skin. I want, I want, I want.

David Levithan

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David Levithan
Age: 52
Born: 1972
Born: September 7
Author
Novelist
Writer
Short Hills
New Jersey
Kissing
Hold
Without
Long
Counting
Seconds
Kiss
Skin
Skins

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