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I know it's impossible for you to see your peers this way, but when you're older, you start to see them--the bad kids and the good kids and all kids--as people. They're just people, who deserve to be cared for.

John Green

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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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If people could see me the way I see myself - if they could live in my memories - would anyone love me?
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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?
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I'm a good person but a shitty writer. You're a shitty person but a good writer. We'd make a good team.
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