John Green
John Green
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 August 1977
CountryUnited States of America
inspirational motivational failure
What is the point of being alive if you don't at least try to do something remarkable?
rain unrequited-love thinking
So I walked back to my room and collapsed on the bottom bunk, thinking that if people were rain, I was drizzle and she was a hurricane.
hard-work people want
Don’t make stuff because you want to make money - it will never make you enough money. And don’t make stuff because you want to get famous - because you will never feel famous enough. Make gifts for people - and work hard on making those gifts in the hope that those people will notice and like the gifts.
responsibility people
Your responsibility is not to the people you're making the gift for, but the gift itself.
book algorithms good-book
You cannot invent an algorithm that is as good at recommending books as a good bookseller.
gratitude crazy stories
Gratitude is the proper response for the absolute astonishment of getting to be alive, and aware, and an essential part of this crazy, sprawling story.
lying book soul
We must strike down the insidious lie that a book is the creation of an individual soul labouring in isolation. We must strike it down because it threatens the overall quality and breadth of American literature.
past feels assured
The past feels distant, even when it's near. The future feels assured, even when it isn't.
taste-in-music fantastic social
You either have a great social life and shitty taste in music, or a fantastic taste in music with barely any social life.
interesting people advice
So here's my advice: Study broadly and without fear. Learn a language if you can, because that will make your life more interesting. Read a little bit every day. But more importantly, surround yourself with people who you like and make cool stuff with them. In the end, what you do isn't going to be nearly as interesting or important as who you do it with.
book thinking way
When we read the right book generously, it can change the way think about the world around us.
real done reader
We're all just facilitators. The real business is done by readers.
mean night laughing
I'm not sure if I'm depressed. I mean, I'm not exactly sad. But I'm not exactly happy either. I can laugh and joke and smile during the day, But sometimes when I'm alone at night I forget how to feel.
reading book helping
Reading a good book helps us to feel un-alone.