“The good times and the bad times both will pass. It will pass. It will get easier. But the fact that it will get easier does not mean that it doesn’t hurt now. And when people try to minimize your pain they are doing you a disservice. And when you try to minimize your own pain you’re doing yourself a disservice. Don’t do that. The truth is that it hurts because it’s real. It hurts because it mattered. And that’s an important thing to acknowledge to yourself. But that doesn’t mean that it won’t end, that it won’t get better. Because it will.”
―
―
“I went on spouting bullshit Encouragements as Gus's parents, arm in arm, hugged each other and nodded at every word. Funerals, I had decided, are for the living.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“You're arguing that the fragile, rare thing is beautiful simply because it is fragile and rare. But that's a lie, and you know it.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“that while the world wasn't built for humans, we were built for the world.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“Hazel has to realize that her mom was wrong when she said, “I won’t be a mother anymore.” The truth is, after Hazel dies (assuming she dies), her mom will still be her mom, just as my grandmother is still my grandmother even though she has died. As long as either person is still alive, that relationship survives. (It changes, but it survives.)”
―
―
Stephani’s 2025 Year in Books
Take a look at Stephani’s Year in Books, including some fun facts about their reading.
More friends…
Polls voted on by Stephani
Lists liked by Stephani






















