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I was not religious, but I liked rituals. I liked the idea of connecting an action with remembering.
John Green
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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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At least it was instant. At least there wasn't any pain. I knew he was only trying to help, but he didn't get it. There was pain. A dul endless pain in my gut that wouldn't go away even when I knelt on the stingingly frozen tile of the bathroom, dry-heaving.
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All representations of a thing are inherently abstract.
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I will play out the string. I will not betray your trust. I will find you.
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And how are you feeling? asked Patrick.Oh, I'm grand. Augustus Waters smiled with a corner of his mouth. I'm on a roller coaster that only goes up, my friend.
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And I don’t blame him. I don’t even trust me.
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