I'll fight it. I'll fight it for you. Don't you worry about me, Hazel Grace. I'm okay. I'll find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time.
John GreenDo you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? But I always wonder about that. If people could see me the way I see myselfโif they could live in my memoriesโwould anyone, anyone, love me?
John GreenIn the end, I had to call myself a faggot, which really annoyed me, because 1. I don't think that word should ever be used by anyone, let alone me, and 2. As it happens, I am not gay, and furthermore, 3. Chuck Parson made it out like calling yourself a faggot was the ultimate humiliation, even though there's nothing at all embarrassing about being gay.
John Green