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March 4th, the only day that is also a sentence
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John Green
Age: 47
Born: 1977
Born: August 24
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In the first century CE, Roman authorities punished St. Apollonia by crushing her teeth one by one with pliers. Colin often thought about this in relationship to the monotony of dumping: we have thirty-two teeth. After a while, having each tooth individually destroyed probably gets repetitive, even dull. But it never stops hurting.
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Stop thinking about the landing, because it's all about falling.
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Tonight, darling, we are going to right a lot of wrongs. And we are going to wrong some rights. The first shall be last the last shall be first the meek shall do some earth-inheriting. But before we can radically reshape the world, we need to shop.
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After all this time, it seems to me like straight and fast is the only way out- but I choose the labyrinth. The labyrinth blows, but I choose it.
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No reason to be angry. Anger just distracts from the all-encompassing sadness.
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I've read a lot of bad books. I used to review books for a living, and when you're a reviewer you read tons of terrible books.
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Hazel Grace,” he said. “Hi,” I said. “How are you?” “Grand,” he said. “I have been wanting to call you on a nearly minutely basis, but I have been waiting until I could form a coherent thought in re An Imperial Affliction.” (He said “in re.” He really did. That boy.)
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You can’t know, sweetie, because you’ve never had a baby become a brilliant young reader with a side interest in horrible television shows, but the joy you bring us is so much greater than the sadness we feel about your illness.
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Go spit in the face of our inevitable obsolescence and finish your @#$&ng novel.
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I don't see any point in nihilism... just as I suppose the nihilist sees no point in everything else.
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I thought of the one thing about home that I missed, my dad's study with its built-in, floor-to-ceiling shelves sagging with thick biographies and the black leather chair that kept me just uncomfortable enough to keep from feeling sleepy as I read.
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It's almost as if the way you imagine my dead self says more about you than it says about either the person I was or the whatever I am now.
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And yes, again, that was it exactly. A retyper and not a writer. A prodigy and not a genius.
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How will I ever get out of this labyrinth! to a margin note written in her loop-heavy cursive: Straight & Fast.
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Just spend a few more months playing video games. That hand-eye coordination will come in handy when you get to third base.
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Let's make a deal: You figure out what the labyrinth is and how to get out of it, and i'll get you laid. -Alaska Young
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