Life works best when we think of people as people. John Green More Quotes by John Green More Quotes From John Green You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller, and that's the secret weapon of the bookstore - is that no algorithm will ever understand readers the way that other readers can understand readers. John Green algorithmssecretbook Your responsibility is not to the people you're making the gift for, but the gift itself. John Green responsibilitypeople I hated sports. I hated sports, and I hated people who played them, and I hated people who watched them, and I hated people who didn't hate people who watched or played them. John Green haterealsports I found myself thinking about President William McKinley, the third American president to be assassinated. He lived for several days after he was shot, and towards the end, his wife started crying and screaming, "I want to go too! I want to go too!" And with his last measure of strength, McKinley turned to her and spoke his last words: "We are all going. John Green realdeaththinking They love their hair because they're not smart enough to love something more interesting. John Green hipstersmartfunny When I look at my room, I see a girl who loves books. John Green hipstergirlbook There is no Them. There are only facets of Us. John Green facetshipsterpoverty I try to live life so that I can live with myself. John Green hipsterlive-lifetrying Have you really read all those books in your room?†Alaska laughing- “Oh God no. I’ve maybe read a third of ‘em. But I’m going to read them all. I call it my Life’s Library. Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought all the books that looked interesting. So I always have something to read. John Green alaskasummerbook At some point, you just pull off the Band-Aid, and it hurts, but then it's over and you're relieved. John Green alaskahurtletting-go I may die young, but at least I'll die smart. John Green hipstersmartmay I didn’t need you, you idiot. I picked you. And then you picked me back. John Green hipstertownspaper Talking to a drunk person was like talking to an extremely happy, severely brain-damaged three-year-old. John Green drinkingtalkingyears Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die. John Green alaskarealwise We just did an awesome job of not dying. John Green hipsterdyingjobs That didn’t happen, of course. Things never happened the way I imagined them. John Green happenedcoursesway And then something invisible snapped insider her, and that which had come together commenced to fall apart. John Green hipsterwisefall That is the fear: I have lost something important, and I cannot find it, and I need it. It is fear like if someone lost his glasses and went to the glasses store and they told him that the world had run out of glasses and he would just have to do without. John Green glassesfearrunning What matters to you defines your mattering. John Green hipsterwhat-mattersmatter That's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste. John Green cerealcolorbeauty
