Life Quotes Quote by John Green — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“If you want the rainbow, you have to deal with the rain.”

“I told Augustus the broad outline of my miracle: diagnosed with Stage IV thyroid cancer when I was thirteen. (I didn’t tell him that the diagnosis came three months after I got my first period. Like: Congratulations! You’re a woman. Now die.)”

“Look, let me just say it: He was hot. A nonhot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy . . . well.”

“The thing about dead people... The thing is you sound like a bastard if you don't romanticize them, but the truth is... complicated, I guess.”

“Oh God, Alaska, I love you. I love you," and the Colonel whispered, "I'm so sorry, Pudge. I know you did," and I said, "No. Not past tense." She wasn't even a person anymore, just flesh rotting, but I loved her present tense.”

“Dude, I don’t want to talk about Lacey’s prom shoes. And I’ll tell you why: I have this thing that makes me really uninterested in prom shoes. It’s called a penis.”

“The world is round and the place which may seem like the end may also be the beginning.”

““You know why love stories have happy endings?” I shake my head.”

“Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.”

“He'd always been a man who followed his head and not his heart.The heart was just a bloody motor.The head was meant to drive”

“Our lives are defined by opportunities, even the ones we miss.”

“Life is like a play: it's not the length, but the excellence of the acting that matters.”