Only now that I loved a grenade did I understand the foolishness of trying to save others from my own impending fragmentation: I couldnโt unlove Augustus Waters. And I didnโt want to.
John GreenIt seemed like forever ago, like we've had this brief but still infinite forever. Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.
John GreenLike the way the sun is right now, with the long shadows, and that kind of bright, soft light you get when the sun isn't quite setting? That's the light that makes everything better, everything prettier, and today, everything just seemed to be in that light.
John GreenAdult librarians are like lazy bakers: their patrons want a jelly doughnut, so they give them a jelly doughnut. Childrenโs librarians are ambitious bakers: 'You like the jelly doughnut? Iโll get you a jelly doughnut. But you should try my cruller, too. My cruller is gonna blow your mind, kid.
John Green