The Colonel explained to me that 1. this was Alaska's room, and that 2. she had a single room because the girl who was supposed to be her roommate got kicked out at the end of last year, and that 3. Alaska had cigarettes, although the Colonel neglected to ask whether 4. I smoked, which 5. I didn't.
John GreenI was thinking about this girl you love so much," she said, "And this place I love so much. And how that happens. How you can just fall into it.
John GreenBeing a person, I had come to realize, is a communal activity. Dogs know how to be dogs. But people do not know how to be people unless and until they learn from other people.
John GreenI thought being an adult meant knowing what you believe, but that has not been my experience.
John Green