Melanie

“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.”
― John Green

“Letting someone see your art is like revealing a piece of your soul. And inviting criticism of it. Sometimes I think we’re a masochistic lot. Afraid of rejection, yet always opening ourselves up to it. Claiming we don’t need validation, but our success depends on it. We’re walking, breathing contradictions. Or crazy as fuck.”
― Naima Simone, Broody Brit

“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they’ll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”
― John Green, An Abundance of Katherines