She's cute, I thought, but you don't need to like a girl who treats you like you're ten: You've already got a mom.
John GreenWhenever I'm asked what advice I have for young writers, I always say that the first thing is to read, and to read a lot. The second thing is to write. And the third thing, which I think is absolutely vital, is to tell stories and listen closely to the stories you're being told.
John GreenBut I believe in true love, you know? I don't believe that everybody gets to keep their eyes or not get sick or whatever, but everybody should have true love, and it should last at least as long as your life does.
John GreenIt always happened like this: he would look and look for the keys to Satanโs Hearse and then finally heโd just give up and say, โFine. Iโll take the fugging bus,โ and on his way out the door, heโd see the keys. Keys show up when you reconcile yourself to the bus; Katherines appear when you start to disbelieve the world contains another Katherine; and, sure enough, the Eureka moment arrived just as he began to accept it would never come.
John Green