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In the end the listening exposes you even more than it exposes the people you're trying to listen to.

In the end the listening exposes you even more than it exposes the people you're trying to listen to.

John Green
People, Listening, Trying
John Green (2013). “Paper Towns”, p.216, A&C Black

You listen to people so that you can imagine them, and you hear all the terrible and wonderful things people do to themselves and to one another, but in the end the listening exposes you even more than it exposes the people you're trying to listen to.

John Green
People, Listening, Trying
John Green (2013). “Paper Towns”, p.216, A&C Black

I said nothing—I hadn’t known Marya, and anyway, “listening quietly” was my general social strategy

John Green
Listening, Strategy, Social
John Green (2015). “Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.36, Penguin

I am in the midst of a soliloquy! I wrote this out and memorized it and if you interrupt me I will completely screw it up,' Augustus interrupted. 'Please to be eating your sandwich and listening.

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

It was psychological trick called empathic listening. You say what the person is feeling so they feel understood.

John Green
Feelings, Listening, Psychological
John Green (2013). “Paper Towns”, p.101, A&C Black

Sorry," I said to the Duke. "Eh, it's not your fault. It's Carla's fault. You were turning the wheel. Carla just wasn't listening. I knew I shouldn't have loved her. She's like all the others, Tobin; as soon as I confess my love, she abandons me." I laughed. "I never abandoned you," I said patting on her back. "Yeah, well, (a.) I never confessed my love to you, and (b.) I'm not even female to you.

John Green
Sorry, Listening, Female
John Green, Lauren Myracle, Maureen Johnson (2009). “Let It Snow: Three Holiday Stories”, p.97, Penguin

That's why people grow weary of listening to Dumpees obsess over their troubles: getting dumped is predictable, repetitive, and boring. They want to stay friends; they feel smothered; it's always them and it's never you; and afterward, you're devastated and their relieved; it's over for them and just starting for you.

John Green
People, Listening, Want
John Green (2008). “An Abundance of Katherines”, p.93, Penguin

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