You matter as much as the things that matter to you. And I got so backwards trying to matter to him. All this time, there were real things to care about: real, good people who care about me, and this place. It's so easy to get stuck. You just get caught in being something, being special or cool or whatever, to the point where you don't even know why you need it; you just think you do.
John GreenThe universe is biased toward consciousness because the universe wants to be noticed. It's a way into existential hope that doesn't have too much clichรฉ wrapped around it.
John GreenI tried to tell myself that it could be worse, that the world was not a wish-granting factory, that I was living with cancer not dying of it, that I mustn't let it kill me before it kills me.
John GreenI think all true stories are hopeful stories. I don't think there's any room for nihilism.
John Green