This fear bears no analogy to any fear I knew before. This is the basest of all possible emotions, the feeling that was with us before we existed, before this building existed, before the earth existed. This is the fear that made fish crawl out onto dry land and evolve lungs, the fear that teaches us to run, the fear that makes us bury our dead.
John GreenThe act of leaning in to kiss someone, or asking them, is fraught with the possibility of rejection, so the person least likely to get rejected should do the leaning in or the asking.
John GreenHe loved the scratching of pencil against paper when he was focused: it meant something was happening.
John GreenI could stand up and go to her and kiss her. I could. But there is still too much to be ruined.
John Green