Oh, God, Alaska, I love you. I love you,' and the Colonel whispered, 'I'm so sorry, Pudge. I know you did,' and I said, 'No. Not past tense.
John GreenI can't imagine us saying these things to each other out loud. But even if I can't imagine hearing these words, I can imagine living them. I don't even picture it. Instead I'm in it. How I would feel with him here. That peace. It would be so happy, and it makes me sad because it only exists in words.
John GreenI told myself โ as Iโve told myself before โ that the body shuts down when the pain gets too bad, that consciousness is temporary, that this will pass. But just like always, I didnโt slip away. I was left on the shore with the waves washing over me, unable to drown.
John GreenIn our hyper-secular world, worship is still inevitable. But it is vital to remember that our gods don't choose us, we choose them.
John Green