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Books—they weren't ladders out of the abyss, but they were companions.

John Green

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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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I can't imagine us saying these things to each other out loud. But even if I can't imagine hearing these words, I can imagine living them. I don't even picture it. Instead I'm in it. How I would feel with him here. That peace. It would be so happy, and it makes me sad because it only exists in words.
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