I was thinking about the universe wanting to be noticed, and how I had to notice it as best I could. I felt that I owed a debt to the universe that only my attention could repay, and also that I owed a debt to everybody who didnโt get to be a person anymore and everyone who hadnโt gotten to be a person yet.
John GreenThere's no reason whatsoever to drink eight glasses of water a day unless you, for whatever reason, particularly like the taste of water
John GreenYou can't just make me different and then leave. You can't. You can't change me and make my whole life centered around you, then leave.
John GreenHarry Potter isnโt real? Oh no! Wait, wait, what do you mean by real? Is this video blog real? Am I real if you can see me and hear me, but only through the internet? Are you real if I can read your comment but I donโt know who you are or what your name is or where youโre from or what you look like or how old you are? I know all of those things about Harry Potter. Maybe Harry Potterโs real and youโre not.
John GreenTobin," Mom said disapprovingly. She wasn't a particularly funny person. It suited her professionally - I mean, you don't want your cancer surgeon to walk into the examination room and be like, "Guy walks into a bar. Bartender says, 'What'll ya have?' And the guy says, 'Whaddya got?' And the bartender says, 'I don't know what I got, but I know what you got: Stage IV melanoma.
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