Dana Alison Levy > Quotes

“you have to go through something to get to the other side" -Mom”
― Dana Alison Levy, It Wasn't Me

“Personally, I think anyone who tries to start up a conversation at four o'clock in the morning to make fun of a person should be slapped with a flounder. (And in case you're wondering, yes, I do know what it feels like to be slapped with a slimy bottom-feeding fish. Ask Laurel about the fight we had when she was in sixth grade.)”
― Dana Alison Levy, This Would Make a Good Story Someday

“It should be noted that even when you know something is a bad idea, even when you think you're expecting the worst, even when you're sure you're being realistic about the risks, it still hurts like whoa when the slap comes" -Theo”
― Dana Alison Levy, It Wasn't Me

“[D]on't be so smart that you act stupid.”
― Dana Alison Levy, The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher

“I guess I never really thought about it, but everyone can be the victim, the bystander, or even the perpetrator, depending on the day" -Theo”
― Dana Alison Levy, It Wasn't Me

“Being a good ally often means not speaking up when there are folks who can speak for themselves.”
― Dana Alison Levy, Being an Ally

“Root, we're not angry. Not at all. In fact, it's rather, heartwarming, to know you would take such pains to keep Ladybug safe. But since the "villain" in this instance was an actor who's hired by the train to performed a pretend train robbery, you understand how surprised and upset he was to be incapacitated -- without injury! you did an excellent job!-- by you and your jujitsu hold.”
― Dana Alison Levy, This Would Make a Good Story Someday

“There are team players and then their are teammates, and you, my friend, are the latter" -Erik”
― Dana Alison Levy, It Wasn't Me

“Being an ally, first of all, is a constant act - not a state of being.”
― Dana Alison Levy, Being an Ally

“Whatever we call ourselves - an ally, an accomplice, a co-conspirator - we must do better to understand, empathise, and take action to care for each other.”
― Dana Alison Levy, Being an Ally

“Even when you know something is coming, it doesn't make it any less awful when it happens You still have to live with it every single day" -Theo”
― Dana Alison Levy, It Wasn't Me

“How can we use our power until someone points out that we have some?”
― Dana Alison Levy, Being an Ally

“Yes, our boys are something else. We adopted Sam as an infant. He became our son hours after he was born, and his mother, whom I used to work with, is still in our life, though she moved to California. We knew we wanted a sibling for Sam, and the adoption lawyer told us there were two boys, almost the same age, who had become incredibly close in foster care.”
― Dana Alison Levy, The Misadventures of the Family Fletcher

“Knowing something doesn't make it easier" -Theo”
― Dana Alison Levy, It Wasn't Me