This is what I love about novels - both reading them and writing them. They jump into the abyss to be with you where you are.
John GreenBeing in a relationship, that's something you choose. Being friends, that's something you just are.
John GreenIt felt like everything was rising up in me, like I was drowning in this weirdly painful joy, but I couldn't say it back. I just looked at him and let him look at me until he nodded, lips pursed and turned away, placing the side of his head against the window.
John GreenThatโs part of what I like about the book in some ways. It portrays death truthfully. You die in the middle of your life, in the middle of a sentence
John GreenFinally, I decided that the proper strategy was to stare back. Boys do not have a monopoly on the Staring Business, after all. So I looked him over and soon it was a staring contest. After a while the boy smiled, and then finally his blue eyes glanced away. When he looked back at me, I flicked my eyebrows up to say, I win. He shrugged
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