Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea that made-up stories can matter, which is sort of the foundational assumption of our species.
John Green... I didn't know whether to feel angry at her for making me part of her suicide or just to feel angry at myself for letting her go.
John GreenIf I had cared about her as I should have, as I thought I did, how could I have let her go?
John GreenI felt the unfairness of it, the inarguable injustice of loving someone who might have loved you back but can't due to deadness.
John GreenYou can say a lot of bad things about Tiny Cooper. I know, because I have said them. But for a guy who knows absolutely nothing about how to conduct his own relationships, Tiny Cooper is kind of brilliant when it comes to dealing with other people's heartbreak. Tiny is like some gigantic sponge soaking up the pain of lost love everywhere he goes.
John Green