“I'm in love with you," he said quietly. "Augustus," I said. "I am," he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. "I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you.”

Our nuclear weapons are meant purely as a deterrent against nuclear adventure by an adversary. read more

• by Our Adventure Meant Against Purely Weapons Adversary Deterrent Nuclear

The ninety percent of human experience that does not fit into established narrative patterns falls into oblivion. read more

• Experience Ninety Percent Human Experience Does Fit Established Narrative Patterns Falls Oblivion

Family quarrels are bitter things. They don"t go according to any rules. They"re not like aches or wounds, they"re more like splits in the skin that won"t heal because there"s not enough material. read more

• Thought Family Quarrels Bitter Things They Go According Any Rules Like Aches Wounds More Splits Skin Won Heal Enough Material

War will exist until that distant day when the conscientious objector enjoys the same reputation and prestige that the warrior does today. read more

• Thought War Exist Distant Day Conscientious Objector Enjoys Same Reputation Prestige Warrior Does Today

I called to tell her I loved her, which was smart, because if I"d have done it in person, I"d have caught her with another man. I don"t care if he was my clone, it isn"t right and it pisses me off. I was backstabbed by myself. read more

• Thought Called Tell Loved Which Smart Done Person Caught Another Man Care Clone Right Pisses Off Backstabbed by Myself

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

• Thought Rather Goes Without Saying Katherine Drank Coffee Black Katherines Do Generally They Like Their Ex Boyfriends Bitter

You gave me forever within the numbered days. read more

• Thought Gave Forever Within Numbered Days

“I'm in love with you," he said quietly. "Augustus," I said. "I am," he said. He was staring at me, and I could see the corners of his eyes crinkling. "I'm in love with you, and I'm not in the business of denying myself the simple pleasure of saying true things. I'm in love with you, and I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed and that there will come a day when all our labor has been returned to dust, and I know the sun will swallow the only earth we'll ever have, and I am in love with you.” read more

• Business Love Said Quietly Augustus Staring See Corners Eyes Crinkling Business Denying Myself Simple Pleasure Saying True Things Shout Void Oblivion Inevitable Doomed Come Day Our Labor Been Returned Dust Sun Swallow Earth

Missing her kept him awake more than the coffee. read more

• Thought Missing Awake More Coffee

You can love someone so much...But you can never love people as much as you can miss them. read more

• Thought Love Someone Much People Miss Them