Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will - John Green, Paper Towns

"Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will"

"I always felt like you had to be important to have enemies."

"Getting you a date to prom is so hard that the hypothetical idea itself is actually used to cut diamonds,"I added. Radar tapped a locker twice with his fist to show his approval, and then came back with another. "Ben, getting you a date to prom is so hard that the American government believes the problem cannot be solved with diplomacy, but will instead require force."

"I'm not saying that everything is survivable. Just that everything except the last thing is."

"If you don't imagine, nothing ever happens at all."