"Why Is Being a Nerd Bad?"

“Why is being a nerd bad?

Saying ‘I notice you’re a nerd’ is like saying, ‘Hey, I noticed you’d rather be intelligent than stupid, that you’d rather be thoughtful than vapid, that you believe there are more important things than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?’ “

- John Green

"The Most Beautiful Lie We Have"

(on Twilight: New Moon)  "To be honest, I thought it was kind of stupid.  But it reminded me of what I really do like about Twilight.  It's fun, it distracts me from the pain and brokenness of the world, and it argues that true love will triumph in the end; which may or may not be true, but if it's a lie, it's the most beautiful lie we have."

- John Green
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"Every love story..."

"Every love story is, first and foremost, a mystery."

- Jacob at Television Without Pity
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"... Let go of the life we had planned..."

"We must be willing to let go of the life we have planned, so as to accept the life that is waiting for us."

- Joseph Campbell

Silliness

“Silliness, is a vastly under-appreciated quality —in humanity. I don’t know why it isn’t among our major virtues. Diligence, and kindness, and patience, and humility; and silliness.”

- Hank Green
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"The Truth Resists Simplicity"

"The truth resists simplicity."
- John Green
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