You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them. Language buries, but does not resurrect.
JOHN GREENThe past feels distant, even when it’s near. The future feels assured, even when it isn’t.
More John Green Quotes
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We all use the future to escape the present.
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Much of my life had been devoted to trying not to cry in front of people who loved me.
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I’m not saying that everything is survivable. Just that everything except the last thing is.
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I don’t know a perfect person. I only know flawed people who are still worth loving.
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Our fearlessness shall be our secret weapon.
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The urge to make art or contemplate philosophy does not go away when you are sick. Those urges just become transfigured by illness.
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Life works best when we think of people as people.
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There’s some people in this world who you can just love and love and love no matter what.
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Grief does not change you, It reveals you.
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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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What is the point of being alive if you don’t at least try to do something remarkable?
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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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It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.
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I may die young, but at least I’ll die smart.
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I don’t think your missing pieces ever fit inside you again once they go missing.
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