I.
Making decisions too early or too late.
II.
Creating walls and rejecting possibilities because we choose to live in the past.
III.
Never wanting what we have but change our minds once we lose it.
IV.
Following the rules of society at the expense of our own happiness.
V.
Not believing in others simply because we can’t believe in ourselves.
VI.
Being unfair out of selfishness.
VII.
Fooling ourselves into saying things we don’t believe in and knowing how we feel but don’t stand up for it.
VIII.
Chasing after ridiculous things for no reason; not chasing after what’s important because of fear.
IX.
Settling.
X.
Wasting our chances; not giving other people a chance.
XI.
Lying to ourselves so we feel better or worse.
XII.
Not living to the point there is nothing left to die within us.
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God I love John Green so much I’d read his grocery list.
i’ve only read two, the fault in our stars and looking for alaska, which i think are very similar. which other work of him would you recommend?
Are they similar? Hehe. My favorite JG book is TFiOS then Will Grayson, Will Grayson, and then LFA. 🙂
i feel if you gave the characters in LFA cancer the result is TFiOS? what is the story of will grayson?
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Absolutely LOVE John Green. And this post, obvs.
thanks, what is your favorite JG book?
Erm…. probably Looking for Alaska, I think. I’ve read all fo them apart from Paper Towns. Whats yours?
i only read two, fault in our strs and looking for alaska. we have the same favorite. 🙂 i particularly loved the bit on seeking a great perhaps. it inspired me.
Haha, I have “I go to seek a great perhaps” painted on my bedroom wall.
Brilliant quote.
it’s fantastic. more and more i feel like rereading lfa. 🙂 it’s inspiring, particularly because i read it at the perfect time.
.. blame the stars then creep to that small space left in you to mourn.
oh no mourning, rob. we just go on and on.
Is it any good, please let me know. I have been dying to buy John Greene’s books, only thing is, I am still not convinced they are good!
in the books tab, you’ll find my review of the fault in out stars and looking for alaska, sheng. 🙂
This is such a true peace – raw and pure – your words perfectly articulate the situations and really hit home – if only there was some way not to become caught up in all of the negative occurrences, eh?
there’s no way. we’re all morons, aren’t we? i reckon life is simple. it is only our hang ups that make it complicated most times.