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John Green Quotes - Page 23

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We left. We did not say: Don't drive, You're drunk. We did not say: We aren't letting you in that car when you are upset. We did not say: We insist on going with you. We did not say: This can wait until tomorrow.

We left. We did not say: Don't drive, You're drunk. We did not say: We aren't letting you in that car when you are upset. We did not say: We insist on going with you. We did not say: This can wait until tomorrow. Anything-everything-can wait.

Drunk, Car, Waiting

John Green (2008). “Looking for Alaska”, p.101, Penguin

How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" In reality, "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" were probably not Simon Bolivar's last words (although he did, historically, say them). His last words may have been "Jose! Bring the luggage. They do not want us here." The significant source for "How will I ever get out of this labyrinth!" is also Alaska's source, Gabriel Garcia Marquez's The General in his Labyrinth.

Reality, Alaska, Labyrinth

John Green (2005). “Looking for Alaska: A Novel”, Dutton Childrens Books

Physical intimacy isn’t and can never be an effective substitute for emotional intimacy.

Emotional, Intimacy, Substitutes

John Green (2015). “Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.206, Penguin

I think if you keep the box closed long enough you do kill the cat, actually.

Cat, Thinking, Long

John Green, David Levithan (2010). “Will Grayson, Will Grayson”, p.159, Penguin

Language buries, but does not resurrect.

Deep Thought, Doe, Language

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.68, Penguin

Because so many people use goodreads, it is an amazingly good—and amazingly underutilized—resource for understanding what people read, why, and how they feel about their reading experiences.

Reading, People, Understanding

I feel like I might start crying and that I'm going to cry pee.

Might, Cry, Feels

John Green (2013). “Paper Towns”, p.248, A&C Black

Miles, as in 'to go before I sleep'?

Sleep, Miles

John Green (2015). “Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.16, Penguin

There's no way of knowing that your last good day is Your Last Good Day. At the time, it is just another good day.

Good Day, Knowing, Way

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.164, Penguin UK

There is always the risk: something is good and good and good and good, and then all at once it gets awkward. All at once, she sees you looking at her, and then she doesn't want to joke around with you anymore, because she doesn't want to seem flirty, because she doesn't want you to think she likes you. It's such a disaster, whenever, in the course of human relationships, someone begins to chisel away at the wall of separation between friendship and kissing.

Wall, Flirty, Kissing

John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson (2009). “Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories”, p.114, Penguin

Colin thought about the dork mantra: sticks and stones may break my bones, but words will never hurt me. What a dirty lie.

Hurt, Lying, Dirty

John Green (2013). “The John Green Collection”, p.249, Penguin

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?

Dark, Addresses, Strange

John Green (2013). “Paper Towns”, p.135, A&C Black

Do you have a Wish?' he asked, referring to this organization, The Genie Foundation, which is in the business of granting sick kids one wish. 'No' I said. 'I used my Wish pre-Miracle.' 'What'd you do?' I sighed loudly. 'I was thirteen,' I said. 'Not Disney,' he said. I said nothing. 'You did not go to Disney World.' I said nothing. 'HAZEL GRACE!' he shouted. 'You did not use your one dying Wish to go to Disney World with your parents.' 'Also Epcot Center,' I mumbled. 'Oh, my God,' Augustus said. 'I can't believe I had a crush on a girl with such cliché wishes.

Crush, Girl, Believe

Observation: It would be awesome to fly in a superfast airplane that could chase the sunrise around the world for a while.

Airplane, Sunrise, Would Be

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.88, Penguin

The food was so good that with each passing course, our conversation devolved further into fragmented celebrations of its deliciousness: 'I want this dragon carrot risotto to become a person so I can take it to Las Vegas and marry it.

Vegas, Dragons, Want

We all miss you so much. It just never ends. It feels like we were all wounded in your battle, Caroline. I miss you. I love you.

Love You, Missing, Battle

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.70, Penguin UK

depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.

Cancer, Dying, Sides

John Green (2008). “Looking for Alaska”, p.169, Penguin

He took a long drink, then grimaced. “I do not have a drinking problem,” he announced, his voice needlessly loud. “I have a Churchillian relationship with alcohol: I can crack jokes and govern England and do anything I want to do. Except not drink.

Drinking, Voice, Long

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.185, Penguin

I even tried to tell myself to live my best life today.

Today

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.61, Penguin

Frankly, I kind of want you to be haunted by the unansweredness of the question, because I think being haunted by such things is a valuable part of being a person.

Real, Thinking, Want

"And how are you feeling?" asked Patrick."Oh, I'm grand." Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. "I'm on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend."

Real, Water, Feelings

John Green (2008). “Paper Towns”, p.245, Penguin

You don't want romantic advice from me, you want romantic advice from Edward Cullen. I completely understand but he is completely unavailable right now and I'll tell you why. He doesn't exist.

Real, Advice, Want

But pizza was originally Italian, although, Italian pizza doesn't taste much like this because this pizza is fortified with sodium. Which is a mineral...or a vitamin. All I know is that it's good for you.

Real, Italian, Sodium

Real gangster-ass Nerdfighters don't run from nothing... 'cause real gangster-ass Nerdfighters can't run fast.

Running, Real, Causes

According to the conventions of the genre, Augustus Waters kept his sense of humor till the end, did not for a moment waiver in his courage, and his spirit soared like an indomitable eagle until the world itself could not contain his joyous soul.

Real, Eagles, Water

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.245, Penguin

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