I don't suppose I can wear the flamingo tie," he said as he pulled on black socks. "It's a bit festive, given the occasion," I responded. "Can't wear it to the opera," said the Colonel, almost smiling. "Can't wear it to a funeral. Can't use it to hang myself. It's a bit useless, as ties go." I gave him a tie.
John GreenMaybe our favorite quotations say more about us than about the stories and people we're quoting.
John GreenAnd as paralyzing and upsetting as all the never agains were, the final leaving felt perfect. Pure. The most distilled possible form of liberation. Everything that mattered except one lousy picture was in the trash, but it felt so great. I started jogging, wanting to put even more distance between myself and school. It is so hard to leaveโuntil you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.
John GreenAugustus Waters was the great star-crossed love of my life. Ours was an epic love story, and I wonโt be able to get more than a sentence into it without disappearing into a puddle of tears. Gus knew. Gus knows. I will not tell you our love story, becauseโlike all real love storiesโit will die with us, as it should.
John Green