John Green
John Green
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
Date of Birth24 August 1977
CountryUnited States of America
want too-much way
The universe is biased toward consciousness because the universe wants to be noticed. It's a way into existential hope that doesn't have too much cliché wrapped around it.
real thinking want
Frankly, I kind of want you to be haunted by the unansweredness of the question, because I think being haunted by such things is a valuable part of being a person.
found wanted
Maybe this time she wanted to be found, and to be found by me.
want looks augustus
I didn't want to look at them, so I looked away, and to look away was to look at Augustus.
wanted persons
I liked being a person. I wanted to keep at it.
night waiting want
Patience, grasshopper," I counseled. "You don't want to seem overeager." "Right, that's why I said tomorrow," he said. "I want to see you again tonight. But I'm willing to wait all night and much of tomorrow.
hated wanted careful
I hated being careful, too - or wanted to, at least.
children sick want
Like all sick children,' he answered dispassionately, 'you say you don't want pity, but your very existence depends upon it.
water augustus wanted
The only person I really wanted to talk to about Augustus Water's death with was Augustus Waters.
writing want revision
But I had to kill you, because the only other possible ending was us doing it, which I wasn't really emotionally ready to write about at ten.' 'Fair enough,' I say. 'But in the revision, I want to get some action.
believe thinking want
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?
want appreciated single-person
what i really want - and what i never get - is to be appreciated. do you know what it’s like to work so hard to make sure everyone’s happy, and to have not a single person recognize it
distance safe want
I just want the pleasure of noticing these things at a safe distance...
want
I don't really want to be the costar of anyone's life.