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Study broadly and without fear.

John Green

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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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That's who you really like. The people you can think out loud in front of.
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there is no shortage of fault to be found amid our stars
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I like to build places online where readers can have productive conversations about books.
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If I had cared about her as I should have, as I thought I did, how could I have let her go?
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Every year, many, many stupid people graduate from college. And if they can do it, so can you.
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I think forever is an incorrect concept, I answered. He smirked. You're an incorrect concept. I know. That's why I'm being taken out of the rotation.
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