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John  Green
“Humans are not the protagonists of this planet's story. If there is a main character, it is life itself, which makes of earth and starlight something more than earth and starlight. But in the age of the Anthropocene, humans tend to believe, despite all available evidence, that the world is here for our benefit.”
John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

John  Green
“For me, finding hope is not some philosophical exercise or sentimental notion; it is a prerequisite for my survival.”
John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

John  Green
“To fall in love with the world isn’t to ignore or overlook suffering, both human or otherwise. For me anyway, to fall in love with the world is to look up at the night sky and feel your mind swim before the beauty and the distance of the stars. It is to hold your children while they cry and watch the sycamore trees leaf out in June. When my breastbone starts to hurt, and my throat tightens and tears well in my eyes, I want to look away from feeling. I want to deflect with irony or anything else that will keep me from feeling directly. We all know how loving ends. But I want to fall in love with the world anyway, to let it crack me open. I want to feel what there is to feel while I am here.”
John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

John  Green
“...I reread the work of my friend and mentor Amy Krouse Rosenthal, who'd died a few months earlier. She'd once written, 'For anyone trying to discern what to do w/ their life: PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT YOU PAY ATTENTION TO. That's pretty much all the info u need.”
John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

John  Green
“If you can't be of utility to people, the second best thing you can be is cute.”
John Green, The Anthropocene Reviewed: Essays on a Human-Centered Planet

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