There were five others before they got to him. He smiled a little when his turn came. His voice was low, smoky, and dead sexy. โMy name is Augustus Waters,โ he said. โIโm seventeen. I had a little touch of osteosarcoma a year and a half ago, but Iโm just here today at Isaacโs request.โ โAnd how are you feeling?โ asked Patrick. โOh, Iโm grand.โ Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. โIโm on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.
John GreenAll of us, poor & rich alike, have been conditioned by our upbringings. Impoverished men & women may become lulled into a state of "learned helplessness" without hope to change their lives. Likewise, the wealthy can walk in a state of "learned blindness" ignoring the desperation of the local & global poor.
John Green