We 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 GreenSuffering is universal. it’s the one thing Buddhists, Christians, and Muslims are all worried about.
John GreenI've lived here for eighteen years and I have never once in my life come across anyone who cares about anything that matters.
John GreenThe past feels distant, even when it's near. The future feels assured, even when it isn't.
John Green