John Green

Because you’re beautiful. I enjoy looking at beautiful people, and I decided a while ago not to deny myself the simpler pleasures of existence. ↗

— John Green

#beauty

I always wondered if there was a purpose to the universe, if there was a plan, if there was some sort of organizing factor, hopefully that I played a role in. ↗

— John Green

#factor #hopefully #i #i always #organizing

I think it's crazy, crazy that book tours lose so much money. They shouldn't. Book tours should be part of what keeps independent bookstores vibrant and profitable. ↗

— John Green

#bookstores #crazy #i #i think #independent

Different authors write different ways, have different relationships with their audiences, and those are all legitimate. ↗

— John Green

#authors #different #different ways #legitimate #relationships

I wrote my first novel and my second novel in Chicago. It was the place where I became a writer. It's my favorite city. ↗

— John Green

#chicago #city #favorite #first #i

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. ↗

— John Green

#books #i #living #lot #read

It's hard to get movie studios to pay a lot of money for movies that don't have robots or explosions. ↗

— John Green

#get #hard #lot #money #movie

My responsibility is to try to tell true stories. To me a true story is always hopeful, but never simply, uncomplicatedly happy. ↗

— John Green

#happy #hopeful #me #never #responsibility

Read a lot. Read broadly... Tell stories to your friends, and pay attention to when they get bored... Write a lot. ↗

— John Green

#bored #broadly #friends #get #lot

I like to build places online where readers can have productive conversations about books. ↗

— John Green

#books #build #conversations #i #like