“We’re as likely to hurt the universe as we are to help it, and we’re not likely to do either.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“We never really talked much or even looked at each other, but it didn't matter because we were looking at the same sky together, which is maybe even more intimate than eye contact anyway. I mean, anybody can look at you. It's quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.”
― Turtles All the Way Down
― Turtles All the Way Down
“There was time before organisms experienced consciousness, and there will be time after. And if the inevitability of human oblivion worries you, I encourage you to ignore it.”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“I believe the universe wants to be noticed. I think the universe is inprobably biased toward the consciousness, that it rewards intelligence in part because the universe enjoys its elegance being observed. And who am I, living in the middle of history, to tell the universe that it-or my observation of it-is temporary?”
― The Fault in Our Stars
― The Fault in Our Stars
“If people could see me the way I see myself - if they could live in my memories - would anyone love me?”
― An Abundance of Katherines
― An Abundance of Katherines
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