“At some point, you just pull off the Band-Aid, and it hurts, but then it's over and you're relieved.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“Saying 'I notice you're a nerd' is like saying, 'Hey, I notice that you'd rather be intelligent than be stupid, that you'd rather be thoughtful than be vapid, that you believe that there are things that matter more than the arrest record of Lindsay Lohan. Why is that?' In fact, it seems to me that most contemporary insults are pretty lame. Even 'lame' is kind of lame. Saying 'You're lame' is like saying 'You walk with a limp.' Yeah, whatever, so does 50 Cent, and he's done all right for himself.”
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“They love their hair because they're not smart enough to love something more interesting.”
― Looking for Alaska
― Looking for Alaska
“Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard to stop once you start.”
― Paper Towns
― Paper Towns
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