“You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them… (Green)

“You do not immortalize the lost by writing about them. Language buries, but does not resurrect.”

John Green, The Fault in Our Stars

“When things break, it’s not the actual breaking…

“When things break, it’s not the actual breaking that prevents them from getting back together again. It’s because a little piece gets lost — the two remaining ends couldn’t fit together even if they wanted to. The whole shape has changed.”

John Green and David Levithan, Will Grayson Will Grayson