It seemed like forever ago, like we've had this brief but still infinite forever. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.
John GreenI don't see a future where we're all taught by robots. The real life, physical experience of being in a classroom and having conversations with knowledgeable people is immeasurably valuable and irreplaceable.
John GreenWhether the author intended a symbolic resonance to exist in her book is irrelevant. All that matters is whether it's there. Because the book does not exist for the benefit of the author, the book exists for the benefit of YOU. If we as readers can have a bigger and richer experience with the world as a result of reading a symbol and that symbol wasn't intended by the author, WE STILL WIN.
John GreenBecoming a father made me much more interested in the parent character in my novels. I've never found parents that interesting.
John Green