The human tongue is like wasabi: it’s very powerful, and should be used sparingly.
JOHN GREENNot that smart. Not that hot. Not that nice. Not that funny. That’s me: I’m not that.
More John Green Quotes
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Sometimes you lose a battle. But mischief always wins the war.
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My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations.
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Maybe there is something you’re afraid to say, or someone you’re afraid to love, or somewhere you’re afraid to go. It’s gonna hurt. It’s gonna hurt because it matters.
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Without pain, how could we know joy?
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You realize that trying to keep your distance from me will not lessen my affection for you. All efforts to save me from you will fail.
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It always shocked me when I realized that I wasn’t the only person in the world who thought and felt such strange and awful things.
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I’m not saying that everything is survivable. Just that everything except the last thing is.
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There is no glory in illness. There is no meaning to it. There is no honor in dying of.
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Writing is something you do alone. It’s a profession for introverts who wanna tell you a story but don’t wanna make eye contact while telling it
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When you acknowledge that there is nothing repulsive or unforgivable or shameful about yourself, it becomes easier to be that authentic person and feel like you’re living a less performed life.
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Standing in line is a form of oppression.
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That didn’t happen, of course. Things never happened the way I imagined them.
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Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.
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Some tourists think Amsterdam is a city of sin, but in truth it is a city of freedom. And in freedom, most people find sin.
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The past feels distant, even when it’s near. The future feels assured, even when it isn’t.
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