Quotes by John Mark Green

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“Each of us is a story, waiting for a devoted reader who will take us off the shelf and embrace all our plot twists.”

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“Looking back at our lives, the unbelievable thing is that despite all the times when things felt so wrong, we still managed to meet at the perfect moment. Almost as if by some plan which we were un...”

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“I'll be your blanket, baby. Wrap yourself up in me. Let me give you shelter, in the winter of this world.”

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“The self-righteous scream judgments against others to hide the noise of skeletons dancing in their own closets.”

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“He'd been saving up his love for years and years, waiting for the right personto spend his fortune on.”

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“Your heart plays a song like a broken music box, but nothing ever sounded quite so beautiful to me. Together, in the dance of wounded-wing swans well rise above the ruins, melting into the golden l...”

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“Refuse to blame yourself for not being 'good enough”

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“Rusted FlowersFrom her heart’stear-salted soil,rusted flowers grew.A serrated beauty;wounding all those who bent near.”

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“You’ll never have control over other people's decisions, or what cards life deals you. Your power lies in the choosing of your response. That is the one thing you can control.”

— John Mark Green

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