Bro, it's dark. You can't go to a strange building with a mysterious address in the dark. Haven't you ever seen a horror movie?
John GreenIt was an indulgence, learning last words. Other people had chocolate; I had dying declarations.
John GreenGus knew. Gus knows. I will not tell you our love story, becauseโlike all real love storiesโit will die with us, as it should. I'd hoped that he'd be eulogizing me.
John GreenReading with an eye towards metaphor allows us to become the person weโre reading about, while reading about them. Thatโs why there is symbols in books and why your English teacher deserves your attention. Ultimately, it doesnโt matter if the author intended the symbol to be there because the job of reading is not to understand the authorโs intent. The job of reading is to use stories as a way into seeing other people as a we ourselves.
John Green