That was part of her, and you used to know it. It's like now you only care about the Alaska you made up.
John GreenBut as for me: I must ask the wounded man where he is hurt, because I cannot become the wounded man. The only wounded man I can be is me.
John GreenI kept thinking there were two kinds of adults: There were...miserable creatures who scoured the earth in search of something to hurt. And then there were people like my parents, who walked around zombically, doing whatever they had to do to keep walking around.
John GreenI hadnโt been in proper school in three years. My parents were my two best friends. My third best friend was an author who did not know I existed.
John GreenI just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.
John GreenHarry Potter isnโt real? Oh no! Wait, wait, what do you mean by real? Is this video blog real? Am I real if you can see me and hear me, but only through the internet? Are you real if I can read your comment but I donโt know who you are or what your name is or where youโre from or what you look like or how old you are? I know all of those things about Harry Potter. Maybe Harry Potterโs real and youโre not.
John Green