32,411 books
—
123,430 voters
“He was doing quite well until the last sentence, but if you bare your arse to a vengeful unicorn, the number of possible outcomes dwindles to one.”
― The Bone Clocks
― The Bone Clocks
“You can’t ever reach perfection, but you can believe in an asymptote toward which you are ceaselessly striving.”
― When Breath Becomes Air
― When Breath Becomes Air
“Adverbs are cholesterol in the veins of prose. Halve your adverbs and your prose pumps twice as well.”
― The Bone Clocks
― The Bone Clocks
“You know–I think my best course of action is to just let the ridiculousness of that sentence marinate.”
― Mosquitoland
― Mosquitoland
“A writer flirts with schizophrenia, nurtures synesthesia, and embraces obsessive-compulsive disorder. Your art feeds on you, your soul, and, yes, to a degree, your sanity. Writing novels worth reading will bugger up your mind, jeopardize your relationships, and distend your life. You have been warned.”
― The Bone Clocks
― The Bone Clocks
Ask John Green - January 23, 2013
— 4843 members
— last activity Apr 08, 2025 02:29AM
Join us on Wednesday, January 23, 2013 for a special discussion with award winning author John Green. John will be discussing his work, including his ...more
John’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at John’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Favorite Genres
Polls voted on by John
Lists liked by John




























