What did John Green mean by: All good American literature is always interested in people who are ambiguously heroic, like Gatsby. John Green Author Copy
+ Maybe this time she wanted to be found, and to be found by me. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Green, Connection, Desire, Recognition, 0 John Green Author
+ The world may be broken, but hope is not crazy. Author, July 16, 2023January 2, 2025, John Green, Determination, Optimism, Resilience, 0 John Green Author
You know your problem, Quentin? You keep expecting people not to be themselves. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Green, Authenticity, Expectations, Identity, 0 John Green Author
I was born into Bolívar’s labyrinth, and so I must believe in the hope of Rabelais’ Great Perhaps. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Green, Belief, Hope, Identity, 0 John Green Author
And I put the latte down on a table, awash in the happy middle of my greatest adventure. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Green, Adventure, Happiness, Joy, 0 John Green Author
Failing to grapple with complexity actually turns out to be a pretty bad life strategy. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Green, Complexity, Failure, Strategy, 0 John Green Author
She was nothing but good and I was nothing but bad, but then she died, and I didn’t. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Green, Bad, Death, Good, 0 John Green Author
Once you think a thought, it is extremely difficult to unthink it. Author, January 11, 2024January 6, 2025, John Green, Difficulty, Permanence, Thoughts, 0 John Green Author
The machinations of ambiguity are among the very roots of poetry. William Empson Poet and literary critic · England
People like to say, ‘What do you mean exactly?’ I would answer, ‘I mean, but not exactly.’ Jean-Luc Godard Filmmaker · France
Our own front door can be a wonderful thing, or a sight we dread; rarely is it only a door. Jeanette Winterson Author · England
Caring for veterans shouldn’t be a partisan issue. It should an American one. Jennifer Granholm Politician · USA
