--- title: "19 Like you Quotes By John Green" description: "19 Like you quotes by John Green. Plus more from John Green and more Like you sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/john-green-12_fake_she-called-it-a-paper-town-like-you-know_2299822.jpg" --- > [... she called it a paper town. Like, you know, everything so fake and flimsy.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/she-called-it-a-paper-town-like-you-know-everything-so-fake-and-flimsy/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/181/john-green-12_fake_she-called-it-a-paper-town-like-you-know_2299822.jpg) > [Nothing really ever happens like you imagine it will.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/nothing-really-ever-happens-like-you-imagine-it-will/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/9ae/john-green-12_beautiful_nothing-really-ever-happens-like-you-ima_1623402.jpg) > [Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you?](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/do-you-ever-wonder-whether-people-would-like-you-more-or-less-if-they-4/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d8d/john-green-12_abundance_do-you-ever-wonder-whether-people-would_2525063.jpg) > [I always felt like you had to be important to have enemies.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-always-felt-like-you-had-to-be-important-to-have-enemies/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/john-green-12_enemies_i-always-felt-like-you-had-to-be-importa_459514.jpg) > [Osteosarcoma sometimes takes a limb to check you out. The, if it like you, it takes the rest.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/osteosarcoma-sometimes-takes-a-limb-to-check-you-out-the-if-it-like/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e40/john-green-12_checks_osteosarcoma-sometimes-takes-a-limb-to-c_954555.jpg) > [When you acknowledge that there is nothing repulsive or unforgivable or shameful about yourself, it becomes easier to be that authentic person…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/when-you-acknowledge-that-there-is-nothing-repulsive-or-unforgivable/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f87/john-green-12_about-yourself_when-you-acknowledge-that-there-is-nothi_1026242.jpg) > [See, popularity is complicated. You have to spend a lot of time thinking about liking; you have to really like being liked,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/see-popularity-is-complicated-you-have-to-spend-a-lot-of-time/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a37/john-green-12_complicated_see-popularity-is-complicated-you-have-t_2823718.jpg) > [It's just that I learned a while ago that the best way to get people to like you is not to like…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/it-s-just-that-i-learned-a-while-ago-that-the-best-way-to-get-people/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/98a/john-green-12_abundance_it-s-just-that-i-learned-a-while-ago-tha_836549.jpg) > [When people call people nerds, mostly what they're saying is, 'you like stuff.' Which is not a good insult at all, like,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/when-people-call-people-nerds-mostly-what-they-re-saying-is-you-like/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b1/john-green-12_conscience_when-people-call-people-nerds-mostly-wha_459688.jpg) > [She's cute, I thought, but you don't need to like a girl who treats you like you're ten: You've already got a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/she-s-cute-i-thought-but-you-don-t-need-to-like-a-girl-who-treats-you/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/953/john-green-12_cute_she-s-cute-i-thought-but-you-don-t-need_2149548.jpg) > [I do not say goodbye. I believe that's one of the bullshitiest words ever invented. It's not like you're given the choice…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-do-not-say-goodbye-i-believe-that-s-one-of-the-bullshitiest-words/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d4c/john-green-12_awful_i-do-not-say-goodbye-i-believe-that-s-on_42629.jpg) > [The fourth way to get a boy to like you is to be yourself. Now, I am contractually obligated as an adult…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/the-fourth-way-to-get-a-boy-to-like-you-is-to-be-yourself-now-i-am/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/19d/john-green-12_adults_the-fourth-way-to-get-a-boy-to-like-you_2420843.jpg) > [Do you ever wonder whether people would like you more or less if they could see inside you? But I always wonder…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/do-you-ever-wonder-whether-people-would-like-you-more-or-less-if-they-3/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b33/john-green-12_ifs_do-you-ever-wonder-whether-people-would_2324648.jpg) > [You just gotta tell her, man,’ I said. ‘You just gotta say, “Angela, I really like you, but there’s something you need…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/you-just-gotta-tell-her-man-i-said-you-just-gotta-say-angela-i-really/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/718/john-green-12_angela_you-just-gotta-tell-her-man-i-said-you-j_748433.jpg) > [And I don't really have anyone upon whom I want to rain down my wrath," I said, because in truth I didn't.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/and-i-don-t-really-have-anyone-upon-whom-i-want-to-rain-down-my-wrath/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4b4/john-green-12_britain_and-i-don-t-really-have-anyone-upon-whom_1567331.jpg) > […because nerds like us are allowed to be unironically enthusiastic about stuff… Nerds are allowed to love stuff, like jump-up-and-down-in-the-chair-can’t-control-yourself love it.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/because-nerds-like-us-are-allowed-to-be-unironically-enthusiastic/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/4c0/john-green-12_chairs_because-nerds-like-us-are-allowed-to-be_255650.jpg) > [Nothing ever happens like you imagine it will," she says. The sky is like a monochromatic contemporary painting, drawing me in with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/nothing-ever-happens-like-you-imagine-it-will-she-says-the-sky-is/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/580/john-green-12_add_nothing-ever-happens-like-you-imagine-it_2648761.jpg) > [Uh-uh, dude. I tried it your way with the dating and the girls and the kissing and the drama, and man, I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/uh-uh-dude-i-tried-it-your-way-with-the-dating-and-the-girls-and-the/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/144/john-green-12_best-friend_uh-uh-dude-i-tried-it-your-way-with-the_1230261.jpg) > [Getting a life’ is something only a complete idiot could believe. Like you can just drive to a store and get a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/getting-a-life-is-something-only-a-complete-idiot-could-believe-like/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/eda/john-green-12_believe_getting-a-life-is-something-only-a-compl_1648293.jpg) ## Other authors on Like you ## More by John Green > [Issac:"I dislike living in a world without Augustus Waters." Computer: "I don't understand-" Issac: "Me neither. Pause](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/issac-i-dislike-living-in-a-world-without-augustus-waters-computer-i/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“I just want to stay away from people and read books and think”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-just-want-to-stay-away-from-people-and-read-books-and-think/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [She smiled with all the delight of a kid on Christmas morning and said, "Y'all smoke to enjoy it. I smoke to die." -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/she-smiled-with-all-the-delight-of-a-kid-on-christmas-morning-and/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [A Margo for each of us--and each more mirror than window.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/a-margo-for-each-of-us-and-each-more-mirror-than-window/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“No one ever says good-bye unless they want to see you again.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/no-one-ever-says-good-bye-unless-they-want-to-see-you-again/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [Neither novels or their readers benefit from any attempts to divine whether any facts hide inside a story. Such efforts attack the very idea…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/neither-novels-or-their-readers-benefit-from-any-attempts-to-divine/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“Traffic's not too bad on Sheridan, and I'm cornering the car like it's the Indy 500, and we're listening to my favorite NMH song,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/traffic-s-not-too-bad-on-sheridan-and-i-m-cornering-the-car-like-it-s/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“Praise God for good nurses.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/praise-god-for-good-nurses/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [So I was ugly. I was never fat, really, and I never wore headgear or had zits or anything. But I was ugly. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/so-i-was-ugly-i-was-never-fat-really-and-i-never-wore-headgear-or-had/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [Nothing has ever looked like that ever in all of human history.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/nothing-has-ever-looked-like-that-ever-in-all-of-human-history/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“said to him quietly, as if I couldn’t hear or something. Dad was about to respond but I interrupted.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/said-to-him-quietly-as-if-i-couldn-t-hear-or-something-dad-was-about/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [I believe humans have souls, and I believe in the conservation of souls.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-believe-humans-have-souls-and-i-believe-in-the-conservation-of-souls/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [“He was hot. A nonhotboy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/he-was-hot-a-nonhotboy-stares-at-you-relentlessly-and-it-is-at-best/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [I think if you keep the box closed long enough you do kill the cat, actually.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/i-think-if-you-keep-the-box-closed-long-enough-you-do-kill-the-cat/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) > [Imagining the future is a kind of nostalgia. (...) You spend your whole life stuck in the labyrinth, thinking about how you'll escape it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/john-green/imagining-the-future-is-a-kind-of-nostalgia-you-spend-your-whole-life/) [John Green](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/john-green/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/like-you/john-green/#itemlist", "name": "19 Like you Quotes By John Green", "numberOfItems": 19, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "... she called it a paper town. 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