Sometimes you lose a battle. But mischief always wins the war John Green More Quotes by John Green More Quotes From John Green I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary? John Green wantbelievethinking I'm a grenade and at some point I'm going to blow up and I would like to minimize the casualties, okay? John Green faultsrealblow That was the worst part about having cancer, sometimes: The physical evidence of disease separates you from other people. John Green cancerdiseasepeople People will say it's sad that she leaves a lesser scar, that fewer remember her, that she was loved deeply but not widely. But it's not sad, Van Houten. It's triumphant. It's heroic. Isn't that the real heroism? Like the doctors say: First, do no harm. John Green doctorsrealpeople And so much depends, I told Augustus, upon a blue sky cut open by the branches of the trees above. So much depends upon the transparent G-tube erupting from the gut of the blue-lipped boy. So much depends upon the observer of the universe. John Green cuttingblueboys I don't believe in prom,' I reminded her as she rounded a corner. I expertly angled my raisin bran to accomodate the g-forces. I'd done this before. John Green promdonebelieve That’s part of what I like about the book in some ways. It portrays death truthfully. You die in the middle of your life, in the middle of a sentence John Green death-and-dyingbookway I got my wish, I suppose. I left my scar. John Green scarleftwish When surprised and excited and innocent Gus emerged from Grand Gesture Metaphorically Inclined Augustus, I literally could not resist. John Green gusgesturesexcited I had a moral opposition to eating before dawn on the grounds that I was not a nineteenth-century Russian peasant fortifying myself for a day in the fields. John Green moralfieldsdawn The risen sun too bright in her losing eyes. John Green eyelosingsun So dawn goes down today... Nothing gold can stay. -- Robert Frost John Green frostdawngold As the tide washed in, the Dutch Tulip Man faced the Ocean: "Conjoiner rejoinder poisoner concealer revelator. Look at it, rising up and rising down, taking everything with it." "What’s that?" Anna asked. "Water," the Dutchman said. "Well, and time. John Green oceanrealmen No headboards were broken. John Green broken One swing set, well worn but structurally sound, seeks new home. Make memories with your kid or kids so that someday he or she or they will look into the backyard and feel the ache of sentimentality as desperately as I did this afternoon. It's all fragile and fleeting, dear reader, but with this swing set, your child(ren) will be introduced to the ups and downs of human life gently and safely, and may also learn the most important lesson of all: No matter how hard you kick, no matter how high you get, you can't go all the way around. John Green truthmemorieschildren While I did not fancy myself a particularly good person, I never thought my first real sexual action would be prostitutional. John Green fancyrealwould-be I was a bit of a Victorian Lady, fainting-wise. John Green faintingvictorianwise The last time I was this scared, I peed myself." "The last time I was this scared," Radar says, "I actually had to face a Dark Lord in order to make the world safe for wizards. John Green wizardsdarkorder I know it's impossible for you to see your peers this way, but when you're older, you start to see them--the bad kids and the good kids and all kids--as people. They're just people, who deserve to be cared for. John Green peerskidspeople But I had to kill you, because the only other possible ending was us doing it, which I wasn't really emotionally ready to write about at ten.' 'Fair enough,' I say. 'But in the revision, I want to get some action. John Green revisionwantwriting
