Witness also that when we talk about literature, we do so in the present tense. When we speak of the dead, we are not so kind.

Such was life that morning: nothing really mattered that much, not the good things and not the bad ones. We were in the business of mutual amusement, and we were reasonably prosperous.” (pg. 18)

I don’t care if the New York Times writes an obituary for me. I just want you to write one. … You say you’re not special because the world doesn’t know about you, but that’s...

…But there’s always suffering, Pudge. Homework or malaria or having a boyfriend who lives far away when there’s a good-looking boy lying next to you. Suffering is universal. It’s the one thing Buddhists, Christians, and...

We are like a bunch of dogs squirting on fire hydrants. We poison the groundwater with our toxic piss, marking everything MINE in a ridiculous attempt to survive our deaths. I can’t stop pissing on...

If you don’t imagine, nothing ever happens at all

All right. The snow may be falling in the winter of my discontent, but at least I’ve got sarcastic company.

A nonhot boy stares at you and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy…well.

Books so special and rare and yours that advertising your affection feels like a betrayal.

The oblivion fear is something else, fear that I won’t be able to give anything in exchange for my life. If you don’t live a life in service of a greater good, you’ve gotta at...

I am in the midst of a soliloquy! I wrote this out and memorized it and if you interrupt me I will completely screw it up,’ Augustus interrupted. ‘Please to be eating your sandwich and...

I have an Augustus Waters fetish,” I explained.

Llega un momento en el que nos damos cuenta que nuestros padres no se pueden salvar ellos mismos ni salvarnos a nosotros, que a todos los que navegan por el tiempo, tarde o temprano, la...

Margo was so beautiful that even her fake smiles were convincing. (54)

—,Qué más? Ella es tan hermosa. No te cansas de verla. Nunca te preocupas si es más inteligente que tú: sabes que lo es. Es graciosa sin querer serlo. La amo. Soy tan afortunado de...

Osteosarcoma sometimes takes a limb to check you out. The, if it like you, it takes the rest.

The prank is entitled “Subverting the Patriarchal Paradigm”.

It rather goes without saying that Katherine drank her coffee black. Katherines do, generally. They like their coffee like they like their ex-boyfriends: bitter.

Columpios apedofilados que se sienten solos buscan culos de niños” ~ Hazel, Bajo la misma estrella.

The rides aren’t working. Everything cool is locked up. Most of the animals are put into different tanks at night.’ She turned her head and appraised the SeaWorld we could see. ‘I guess the pleasure...