More quotes by John Green, An Abundance of Katherines

"I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter."
"Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? But I always wonder about that. If people could see me the way I see myself—if they could live in my memories—would anyone, anyone, love me?"
"I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter."
"You don't remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened."
"He liked the mere act of reading, the magic of turning scratches on a page into words inside his head."