John Green
John Green
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 August 1977
CountryUnited States of America
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We don't tend to write about disease in fiction - not just teen novels but all American novels - because it doesn't fit in with our idea of the heroic romantic epic. There is room only for sacrifice, heroism, war, politics and family struggle.
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Whenever you use historic models, the housing market is going to be underestimated, and I think this is what has happened here.
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I was enrolled in divinity school and thought I was going to become a minister - I'm Episcopalian - but I was disavowed of that notion pretty quickly while working at the hospital. I found myself really unfulfilled by the answers that are traditionally offered to questions of why some people suffer and why others suffer so little.
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All else being equal, past officeholders ought to have an advantage, but all things are rarely equal.
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That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.
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I ran like a cheetah - well, like a cheetah that smoked too much.
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The times that were most fun seemed always to be followed by sadness now, because it was when life started to feel like it did when she was with us that we realized how utterly gone she was.
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I'm in love with cities I've never been to and people I've never met.
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She loved mysteries so much that she became one.
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It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the world that they don’t care if that mark is a scar.
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Nerd life is just so much better than regular life.
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I want more numbers than I’m likely to get, and God, I want more numbers for Augustus Waters than he got. But, Gus, my love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity. I wouldn’t trade it for the world. You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I’m grateful.
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When you acknowledge that there is nothing repulsive or unforgivable or shameful about yourself, it becomes easier to be that authentic person and feel like you're living a less performed life.
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You either have a great social life and shitty taste in music, or a fantastic taste in music with barely any social life.