One of the Great Rules of Economics According to John Green If you are rich, you have to be an idiot not to stay rich. And if you are poor, you have to be really smart to get rich.

The job of reading is to use stories as a way into seeing other people as we see ourselves

Also, it was a bit hopeless," he said. "A bit defeatist." "If by defeatist you mean honest, then I agree." "I don't think defeatism is honest, " Dad answered. "I refuse to accept that.

This one's for Alaska Young!

Right, except I'm not going to lie to my mom, because what kind of (man) lies to his own mother?

Issac:"I dislike living in a world without Augustus Waters." Computer: "I don't understand-" Issac: "Me neither. Pause

I've gotten really hot since you went blind.