My parents always liked it when I cursed in front of them. I could see the pleasure of it in their faces. It signified that I trusted them, that I was myself in front of them.
John GreenGiven the final futility of our struggle, is the fleeting jolt of meaning that art gives us valuable? Or is the only value in passing the time as comfortable as possible? What should a story seek to emulate, Augustus? A ringing alarm? A call to arms? A morphine drip? Of course, like all interrogation of the universe, this line of inquiry inevitably reduces us to asking what it means to be human and whetherโto borrow a phrase from the angst-encumbered sixteeen-year-olds you no doubt revileโthere is a point to it all.
John GreenThe Venn Diagram of boys who donโt like smart girls and boys you donโt wanna date is a circle.
John GreenIt's easy to like someone from a distance. But when she stopped being this amazing unattainable thing or whatever, and started being, like, just a regular girl with a weird relationship with food and frequent crankiness wh's kind of bossy--then I had to basically start liking a while different person.
John GreenPeople always get used to beauty, though.โ โI havenโt gotten used to you just yet,โ he answered, smiling. I felt myself blushing. โThank you for coming to Amsterdam,โ he said. โThank you for letting me hijack your wish,โ I said. โThank you for wearing that dress which is like whoa
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