If I could just stay alive for a week, I’d know the unwritten secrets of Anna’s mom and the Dutch Tulip Guy. — John Green

I love you present tense. — John Green

He specialized in the murder of dreams, Hazel Grace. — John Green

I cut a glance to him, and his eyes were still on me. It occurred to me why they call it eye contact. — John Green

As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once. — John Green

Thank you for explaining that my eye cancer isn’t going to make me deaf. I feel so fortunate that an intellectual giant like yourself would deign to operate on me. — John Green

Depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying. — John Green

Nothing,’ I said. ‘I’m just…’ I couldn’t finish the sentence, didn’t know how to. ‘I’m just very, very fond of you. — John Green

It is a good life, Hazel Grace. — John Green

I’ll fight it. I’ll fight it for you. Don’t you worry about me, Hazel Grace. I’m okay. I’ll find a way to hang around and annoy you for a long time. — John Green

Okay? Okay. — John Green

As I recall, you promised to CALL when you finished the book, not text. — John Green

What’s your name ? Hazel . No , your full name . Um , Hazel Grace Lancaster . — John Green

Lonley, Vaguely pedophilic swing set seeks the butts of children. — John Green

Hi, I’m at the Speedway at Eighty–sixth and Ditch, and I need an ambulance. The great love of my life has a malfunctioning G–tube. — John Green

My love, I cannot tell you how thankful I am for our little infinity, ~ Hazel Lancaster. — John Green

Seriously, don’t even get me started on my hot bod. You don’t want to see me naked, Dave. Seeing me naked actually took Hazel Grace’s breath away,’ he said, nodding toward the oxygen tank. — John Green

Because you are beautiful. I enjoy looking at beautiful people, and I decided a while ago not to deny myself the simpler pleasures of existence — John Green

Only now that I loved a grenade did I understand the foolishness of trying to save others from my own impending fragmentation: I couldn’t unlove Augustus Waters. And I didn’t want to. — John Green

My thoughts are stars I cannot fathom into constellations. — John Green

Sería un honor tener el corazón roto por ti, Hazel Grace. — John Green

You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I’m grateful. — John Green

That’s what we should do, Hazel Grace: We should team up and be this disabled vigilante duo roaring through the world, righting wrongs, defending the weak, protecting the endangered. — John Green

Oh, I wouldn’t mind, Hazel Grace. It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you. — John Green

Above us, the wind blew and the branching shadows rearranged themselves on our skin. Gus squeezed my hand. ‘It is a good life, Hazel Grace. — John Green

But in AIA, Anna decides that being a person with cancer who starts a cancer charity is a bit narcissistic, so she starts a charity called The Anna Foundation for People with cancer Who Want to Cure Cholera. — John Green

Tell me my copy is missing the last twenty pages or something. Hazel Grace, tell me I have not reached the end of this book. OH MY GOD DO THEY GET MARRIED OR NOT OH MY GOD WHAT IS THIS?! — John Green

I’m a good person but a shitty writer. You’re a shitty person but a good writer. We’d make a good team. — John Green

Augustus Waters was sitting on the front step as we pulled into the driveway. He was holding a bouquet of bright orange tulips just beginning to bloom. — John Green

It occurred to me that the voracious ambition of humans is never sated by dreams coming true, because there is always the thought that everything might be done better and again. — John Green

When was the last good kiss you had? — John Green

The thought of you being removed from the rotation is not funny to me. — John Green

You should see it. V for Vendetta I mean. ‘I’ll look it up.’ No. With Me. At my house. Now — John Green

You’re always such a disappointment, Augustus. Couldn’t you have at least gotten orange tomatoes? — Hazel Grace Lancaster

I’m on a roller coaster that only goes up,’ he said. ‘And it is my privilege and my responsibility to ride all the way up with you,’ I said. — John Green