Gratitude is the proper response for the absolute astonishment of getting to be alive, and aware, and an essential part of this crazy, sprawling story.
John GreenThat's how writing works, at least for me: even the stuff that doesn't work out gets funneled into the stuff that does work out.
John GreenHe liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head.
John GreenAdult librarians are like lazy bakers: their patrons want a jelly doughnut, so they give them a jelly doughnut. Children’s librarians are ambitious bakers: 'You like the jelly doughnut? I’ll get you a jelly doughnut. But you should try my cruller, too. My cruller is gonna blow your mind, kid.
John Green