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Funerals...are for the living.

John Green

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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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We're not going to break anything. Don't think of it as breaking in to SeaWorld. Think of it as visiting SeaWorld in the middle of the night for free.
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Our role as humans is to recognize the complexity of others.
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I finally found something that can stop the fox. The fox cannot summit Strawberry Hill.” - Takumi
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Have you really read all those books in your room?” Alaska laughing- “Oh God no. I’ve maybe read a third of ‘em. But I’m going to read them all. I call it my Life’s Library. Every summer since I was little, I’ve gone to garage sales and bought all the books that looked interesting. So I always have something to read.
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That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.
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But mothers lie. It's in the job description.
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