A Poetic Retelling Of An Unfortunate Seduction

March 2

I thought that adulthood would basically consist of having a series of very interesting conversations about great books. It turns out adulthood primarily consists of standing in line and being on hold.

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John Green in “Life is Weird. Also beautiful.” (via nerdfightaaah)

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February 15

You clench your teeth. You look up. You tell yourself that if they see you cry, it will hurt them, and you will be nothing but a sadness in their lives, and you must not become a mere sadness, so you will not cry, and you say all of this to yourself while looking up at the ceiling, and then you swallow even though your throat does not want to close and you look at the person who loves you and smile.

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John Green, The Fault in Our Stars. (via kayleyhyde)

(Source: bookmania, via eddplant)

February 4

I’m a big believer in random capitalization. The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle.

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Paper Towns (via sufferingisuniversal)

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January 20

Before I wrote books I worked as a chaplain at a children’s hospital and when I was there my supervisor always used to tell me, ‘John, don’t just do something. Stand there.’ We all want to do something to mitigate the pain of loss or to turn grief into something positive, to find a silver lining in the cloud. But I believe there is real value in just standing there. Being still, being sad, bearing witness…and allowing ourselves to be transformed by it.

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John Green (via textlesscommuncation)

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October 8

The good times and the bad times both will pass. It will pass. It will get easier. But the fact that it will get easier does not mean that it doesn’t hurt now. And when people try to minimize your pain they are doing you a disservice. And when you try to minimize your own pain you’re doing yourself a disservice. Don’t do that. The truth is that it hurts because it’s real. It hurts because it mattered. And that’s an important thing to acknowledge to yourself. But that doesn’t mean that it won’t end, that it won’t get better. Because it will.

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John Green (via themadyhatter)

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August 24

Some days, it seems to me like the purpose of life is to convert energy into beauty.

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Hank Green (via cosmicjelly)

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May 20

“Come here you little bastard,” Ben said, the controller twisting in his hand. “Daddy’s gonna put you on a sailboat across the River Styx.”

“Did you just use Greek mythology to talk trash?” I asked.

Radar laughed. Ben started pummeling buttons, shouting, “Eat it, goblin! Eat it like Zeus ate Metis!”

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One of my favorite lines from John Green’s Paper Towns (via gigglingatcrimescenes)

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May 9

effyeahnerdfighters:

just something I made for a printmaking project. from “Paper Towns” of course.

[Submitted by yourarchnemesis]

May 3

John Green is my favorite.

nerdgirlbeta:

Someone’s Question: Are you a rebel?
John Green’s Answer: No, I’ve always been for the Empire; that’s no secret. The world needs order… and death stars.

<3

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April 13

My favourite line in a book, ever.
Forever reblog.

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A Poetic Retelling Of An Unfortunate Seduction

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