You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them. Langu... - John Green, The Fault in Our Stars
"You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them. Language buries, but does not resurrect."
"You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them. Language buries, but does not resurrect."
"Witness also that when we talk about literature, we do so in the present tense. When we speak of the dead, we are not so kind."
"I don't care if the New York Times writes an obituary for me. I just want you to write one. ... You say you're not special because the world doesn't know about you, but that's an insult to me. I know about you."
"But I believe in true love, you know? I don't believe that everybody gets to keep their eyes or not get sick or whatever, but everybody should have true love, and it should last at least as long as your life does."
"I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary?"
"You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I'm grateful."