John Green Quotes about Past

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The past feels distant, even when it's near. The future feels assured, even when it isn't.

The past feels distant, even when it's near. The future feels assured, even when it isn't.

John Green

Past, Feels, Assured

Night falls fast. Today is the past.

John Green

Fall, Past, Night

John Green (2015). “Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.74, Penguin

You could drive past it without noticing and from what I understand, you ought to.

John Green

Hipster, Past, Ought

John Green (2015). “Looking For Alaska Special 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.23, Penguin

So she became impulsive, scared by her inaction into perpetual action. When the Eagle confronted her with the expulsion, maybe she blurted out Marya's name because it was the first that came to mind, because in that moment she didn't want to get expelled and she couldn't think past that moment. She was scared, sure. But more importantly, maybe she'd been scared of being paralyzed by fear again. ~Miles/Pudge on Alaska, pg 120-121

John Green

Thinking, Past, Alaska

The sun was a toddler insistently refusing to go to bed: It was past eight thirty and still light.

John Green

Past, Eight, Light

John Green (2012). “The Fault in Our Stars”, p.112, Penguin UK

I do my precalc homework, and then when I'm done I actually sit with the textbook for like three hours and try to understand what I just did. That's the kind of weekend it is--the kind where you have so much time you go past the answers and start looking into the ideas.

John Green

Weekend, Past, Ideas

John Green, David Levithan (2010). “Will Grayson, Will Grayson”, p.49, Penguin