In general-like not just in fiction but in life-it doesn't work out well when someone imagines someone else as a manic pixie dream girl or an Edward Cullen or anything other than a full, complex human being. That said, while I've tried to reflect that in my books, I don't think I've always succeeded, because I am always running up against my own insufficiencies and biases etc.
John GreenBecause it's kind of great, being an idea that everybody likes. But I could never be the idea to myself, not all the way.
John GreenI’m not up for laughing, but their laughter makes the room feel safer, so we begin to explore.
John Green