Tess

“because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff. Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it. Hank, when people call people nerds, mostly what they’re saying is ‘you like stuff.’ Which is just not a good insult at all. Like, ‘you are too enthusiastic about the miracle of human consciousness’.”
― John Green

“It's just programming"
"No. It's because I love him”
― Scott Westerfeld, Pretties

“Why is it upset? Shouldn't it be downset?”
― John Green, Will Grayson, Will Grayson

“For the longest time, it felt kind of like my chest was cracking open, but not precisely in an unpleasant way.”
― John Green, Paper Towns