Quotes by John Green

“Any evaluation of Robertson would be fairly mixed. If youre in the White House, you wouldnt want Robertson on his TV program attacking you. On the other hand, you probably wouldnt want to be closely aligned with him.”

“For many years, the Taft name in Ohio has been greatly respected. The Tafts were men of sober and conservative temperament. They were somewhat seen as stodgy, but they were men of principle and integrity.”

“Politicians from those communities each think that they can win.”

“All else being equal, past officeholders ought to have an advantage, but all things are rarely equal.”

“Sawyer lost despite being the stronger candidate in terms of experience.”

“The car caught fire. From what I understand it just went up the side of the house.”

“The Catholic hierarchy has become more conservative. What we dont know is whether [Catholic voters] will become increasingly conservative, or ... stay swing voters.”

“For most of the 20th century, the secular perspective moved forward and was in the ascendancy. Recently however, conservative Christians have been on the offensive, recovering some of that lost ground.”

“Its really hard to tell whether this will be a blip on the radar screen or whether it reflects a deep change in public opinion. A lot will depend to what extent Sheehan and her vigil link up with the disquiet were seeing in public polls, especially with the people who havent been opposed to the war in the past.”

“Many Americans think these religious ideas should be taught in school because they believe them and theyre true. But a lot of Americans say that because they think its fair.”

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.

Im in love with you, he said quietly.Augustus, I said.I am, he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. Im in love with you, and Im not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. Im in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that were all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth well ever have, and I am in love with you.

Some people dont understand the promises theyre making when they make them, I said.Right, of course. But you keep the promise anyway. Thats what love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway.

NO. No no no. I dont want to screw you. I just love you. When did who you want to screw become the whole game? Since when is the person you want to screw the only person you get to love? Its so stupid, Tiny! I mean, Jesus, who even gives a fuck about sex?! People act like its the most important thing humans do, but come on. How can our sentient fucking lives revolve around something slugs can do. I mean, who you want to screw and whether you screw them? Those are important questions, I guess. But theyre not that important. You know whats important? Who would you die for? Who do you wake up at five forty-five in the morning for even though you dont even know why he needs you? Whose drunken nose would you pick?!

Ill fight it. Ill fight it for you. Dont you worry about me, Hazel Grace. Im okay. Ill find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time.

I was blind and heart broken and didnt want to do anything and Gus burst into my room and shouted, I have wonderful news! And I was like, I dont really want to hear wonderful news right now, and Gus said, This is wonderful news you want to hear, and I asked him, Fine, what is it? and he said, You are going to live a good and long life filled with great and terrible moments that you cannot even imagine yet!

Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will

I’m in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we’re all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we’ll ever have, and I am in love with you.

Augustus, I said. Really. You dont have to do this.Sure I do, he said. I found my Wish.God, youre the best, I told him.I bet you say that to all the boys who finance your international travel, he answered.

Sometimes people don’t understandthe promises they’re making when they make them,” I said.Isaac shot me a look. “Right, of course.But you keep the promise anyway. That’swhat love is. Love is keeping the promise anyway. Don’t you believe in true love?