Stupid truth, always resisting simplicity John Green More Quotes by John Green More Quotes From John Green There are at least two distinct meanings of 'hot': there is the, like, normal human definition which is that 'this individual seems suitable for mating'. And then there's the weird, culturally constructed definition of 'hot' which means, 'that individual is malnourished and has probably had plastic bags inserted into her breasts'. Like, I think if you went back to the 18th century and asked a 15-year-old boy, 'Would you like to marry a woman who has had plastic bags needlessly inserted into her breasts?' that 15-year-old boy would probably be like ... 'What's plastic?' John Green boys mean thinking You know what ambrosia tastes like? It tastes like all the things you can't eat on Weight Watchers. Cheeseburgers, sugar cookies, regular freaking ice cream instead of, like, ice cream that's made out of air and human hope. John Green weight-watchers ice-cream air I'm at the eye doctor. I'm always at the eye doctor. It's like this is my profession. I am no longer a writer, I'm now an optomoligical patient. By the way, this job doesn't pay well. John Green doctors eye jobs Nerdfighter pwns woot. Everyone knows that. John Green nerdfighter knows I have a great affection for people who are intellectually engaged with the world, and who don't treat everything superficially. And I think, when people talk about nerdiness, what they're really talking about is smart people who who are trying to think hard about the world. And I don't think that's an insult, I think that's a great thing. John Green smart talking thinking I feel like crying, so I must be crying, but it's impossible to tell because I'm underwater. John Green underwater cry impossible The world is broken, and all our attempts to fix it will inevitably fail, and some day all life will be extinguished from the planet and there will be no one to remember that any of us ever did anything. But this fact, strangely, does not delegitimize hope, because every now and again we find evidence that hope is helpful. This evidence, in my opinion, should be celebrated-even as we lament and fight the devastation. John Green fighting broken doe I don't have a favourite book, I have hundreds. John Green favourite-book favourite book I have two kinds of Facebook friends: Those who know what 'DFTBA' means, and those who don't. John Green kind two mean You can't not like "The Great Gatsby." It's got the best sentences in, like, ever. John Green sentences Teenagers have more intense reading experiences because they've had fewer of them. It's like the first time you fall in love. You have a connection to that first person you fell in love with because it was so intense and unprecedented. John Green teenager falling-in-love love-you It's hard to get movie studios to pay a lot of money for movies that don't have robots or explosions. John Green explosions robots pay I don't like reindeer. They seem like regular deer, only more dangerous. John Green reindeer dangerous real For a moment, she was quiet. Then she grabbed my hand, whispered, “Run run run run run,” and took off, pulling me behind her. John Green running quiet hands Francois Rabelais. He was a poet. And his last words were "I go to seek a Great Perhaps." That's why I'm going. So I don't have to wait until I die to start seeking a Great Perhaps. John Green alaska real waiting Sometimes you lose a battle. But mischief always wins the war John Green hipster winning war God will punish the wicked. And before He does, we will. John Green gods-will wicked doe Muhammad brought the promise that anyone could find fulfillment and everlasting life through allegiance to the one true God. The Buddah held out hope that the suffering could be transcended. Jesus brought the message that even the last shall be first, that even the tax collectors and lepers - the outcasts - had cause for hope. And so that is the question I leave you with in this final: What is your cause for hope. John Green suffering promise jesus Here's to all the places we went. And all the places we'll go. And here's to me, whispering again and again and again and again: iloveyou John Green again-and-again hipster whispering And in my classes, I will talk most of the time, and you will listen most of the time. Because you may be smart, but I've been smart longer. John Green smart may class