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I never liked writing concluding paragraphs to papers - where you repeat what you've already said with phrases like 'In summation', and 'To conclude'.


John Green

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YANN MARTEL Repeat one word of what I just said and I'll cheerfully beat you to death, Mike.
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UNKNOWN Youve got to be an optimist to be a Democrat, and youve got to be a humorist to stay one.
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JOHN GREEN When you talk, you repeat what you already know; when you listen, you often learn something.
JARED SPARKS People want the here and now, rather than the there and after; as most are living in the where and w...
ANTHONY LICCIONE I like you in green,’ he said. ‘You look as if you’re a very beautiful imp.’

SARA SHERIDAN I was in on the meeting with the developers. I heard their presentation, and I liked what they said.
DOROTHY SMITH You never loved me, Farin. You never even said you liked me very much.
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CLINT EASTWOOD I slept fine over the weekend, so conclude what you like. We're going to have a great year.
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LISA KLEYPAS All writing is rewriting.
JOHN GREEN The market is still waiting for HSBC results, which will have a big impact on the direction of the m...
ANDREW TO Property shares had a technical rebound, but interest rate concerns will still affect properties unt...
ANDREW TO Bank of China's results were quite good; double-digit growth can be taken as good results for a bank...
ANDREW TO The index tried to challenge 18,000 but failed, so that triggered profit taking. Tokyo's slide also ...
ANDREW TO Trading seems to be focusing on selective counters because investors are cautious amid interest rate...
ANDREW TO We're seeing a minor technical rebound after Wall Street rebounded from two days of losses. The key ...
ANDREW TO Some investors have returned to pick up the stock at bargain prices.
ANDREW TO I think the take-up for the placement is not too good and other property developers may be discourag...
ANDREW TO We are afraid that our freedoms and liberties will be infringed in the future.
ANDREW TO I think there was some minor selling pressure on telecom stocks as the market continued to see a wea...
ANDREW TO Honor, obey?" Gisbourne shouted, grappling with John. "This is what you call being a good wife?"
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ADAM BURISH Some infinities are bigger than other infinities."
-John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
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CRAIG GROESCHEL You don't tell an astronaut what to do.
ATMOSPHERE Human is what he decides to be.
ZAMAN ALI You gotta pay your dues to sing the blues.
CAROL PLUM-UCCI You're supposed to be kind to everyone, because you never know when you're meeting an angel.
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DEYTH BANGER Well, the stuff that I liked growing up was AC/DC, Led Zeppelin, but I also liked the Beatles and gu...
DAVE MUSTAINE I liked Olivia Newton-John.
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GERMANY KENT She liked the words; they satisfied her famine for phrases.
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JOHN GREEN I wish I knew how to quit you, Tumblr.
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'Right, i...
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I smile...
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JOHN GREEN You will not kill my girlfriend today, International Terrorists of Ambiguous Nationality!
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JOHN GREEN Sometimes I don't get you,' I said.
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JOHN GREEN I figured something out. The future is unpredictable.
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JOHN GREEN It is so hard to leave—until you leave. And then it is the easiest goddamned thing in the world.
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JOHN GREEN It's hard to believe in coincidence, but it's even harder to believe in anything else.
JOHN GREEN I'm in love with you," he said quietly.

"Augustus," I said.

"I am," he said. H...
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JOHN GREEN And if the inevitability of human oblivion worries you, I encourage you to ignore it.
JOHN GREEN -so if the inevitability of oblivion worries you, than I suggest you ignore it. God knows that's wha...
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JOHN GREEN What's that?"
"The laundry basket?"
"No, next to it."
"I don't see anything next to i...
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JOHN GREEN Anybody can look at you. It's quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.
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JOHN GREEN AHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!' he screamed.
'So that's Sara,' I said.
'Yes.'
'She seems nice.
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JOHN GREEN You can't just make me different and then leave
JOHN GREEN She has great breasts," the Colonel said without looking up from the whale.
"DO NOT OBJECTIFY W...
JOHN GREEN But why Alaska?' I asked her.

'Well, later, I found out what it means. It's from an Aleut...
JOHN GREEN Right, well, he'd been sick for a while and his nurse said to him, 'You seem to be feeling better th...
JOHN GREEN I'm really not up for answering any questions that start with how, when, where, why or what.
JOHN GREEN You're funny, and you're smart, and you may show up late, but you always show up eventually.
JOHN GREEN I have a great affection for people who are intellectually engaged with the world, and who don’t t...
JOHN GREEN I've never known before what it feels like to want someone - not to want to hook up with them or wha...
JOHN GREEN There's a stark difference between the words 'prodigy' and 'genius.' Prodigies can very quickly lear...
JOHN GREEN Why is being a nerd bad? Saying I notice you’re a nerd is like saying, ‘Hey, I notice that you�...
JOHN GREEN I wanted us to have an adventure. Because I love that crap. Because I'm not whatever-her-name-is. I ...
JOHN GREEN If my public existence does anything worthwhile, hopefully it at least demystifies the author a bit,...
JOHN GREEN If people were like rain, I was like drizzle and she was a hurricane.
JOHN GREEN I do not say goodbye. I believe that's one of the bullshitiest words ever invented. It's not like yo...
JOHN GREEN Do you know what your problem is? You can't live with the idea that someone might leave.
JOHN GREEN Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will
JOHN GREEN