Augustus," I said. "Really. You don't have to do this." "Sure I do," he said. "I found my Wish." "God, you're the best," I told him. "I bet you say that to all the boys who finance your international travel," he answered.
John GreenI'm interested in Internet cultures. I'm interested in what the teenagers who drive the Internet culture are passionate about. I follow their lead - they go to tumblr, I go to tumblr.
John GreenWe got off at the next exit, quietly, and, switching drivers, we walked in front of the car. We met and I held him, my hands balled into tight fists around his shoulders, and he wrapped his short arms around me and squeezed tight, so that I felt the heaves of his chest as we realized over and over again that we were still alive. I realized it in waves and we held on to each other crying and I thought, 'God we must look so lame,' but it doesn't matter when you have just now realized, all the time later, that you are still alive.
John GreenThere were five others before they got to him. He smiled a little when his turn came. His voice was low, smoky, and dead sexy. โMy name is Augustus Waters,โ he said. โIโm seventeen. I had a little touch of osteosarcoma a year and a half ago, but Iโm just here today at Isaacโs request.โ โAnd how are you feeling?โ asked Patrick. โOh, Iโm grand.โ Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. โIโm on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.
John Green