Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? But I always wonder about that. If people could see me the way I see myselfโif they could live in my memoriesโwould anyone, anyone, love me?
John GreenPeople always get used to beauty, though.โ โI havenโt gotten used to you just yet,โ he answered, smiling. I felt myself blushing. โThank you for coming to Amsterdam,โ he said. โThank you for letting me hijack your wish,โ I said. โThank you for wearing that dress which is like whoa
John GreenThere's not a lot of room for un-ironic emotion in contemporary culture. I think that irony is an important tool in dealing with the world as we find it. It's a tool of protection, but it can also be a tool of incision to get to some truth. But along the way maybe we've lost some of what I think of as the power of straightforward emotion and earnestness and seriousness.
John Green