what i really want - and what i never get - is to be appreciated. do you know what itโs like to work so hard to make sure everyoneโs happy, and to have not a single person recognize it
John GreenThat's always seemed so ridiculous to me, that people want to be around someone because they're pretty. It's like picking your breakfeast cereals based on color instead of taste.
John GreenTeenagers are extremely funny, and extremely clever and intellectually curious. But they're also willing to ask questions about the meaning of life without disguising them around irony, and ask questions about what are our responsibilities to other people without having to couch it in irony.
John Green