Crying Quote by John Green
““Eventually, he found the bed too comfortable for his state of mind, so he lay down on his back, his legs sprawled across the carpet. He anagrammed "yrs forever" until he found one he liked: sorry fever. And then he lay there in his fever of sorry and repeated the now memorized note in his head and wanted do cry, but instead he only felt this aching behind his solar plexus. Crying adds something: crying is you, plus tears. But the feeling Colin had was some horrible opposite of crying. It was you, minus something. He kept thinking about one word - forever - and felt the burning ache just beneath his rib cage. It hurt like the worst ass-kicking he'd ever gotten. And he'd gotten plenty.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, 2012
The narrator describes a paradoxical emotional state, mixing sorrow with an inexplicable emptiness, fixated on the concept of eternity.
In simple terms: Sorrow mixed with emptiness, obsessed with forever.
Key Takeaway
Explore the roots of lingering grief and its impact.
Themes
grief
obsession
existential angst
Mood
melancholic
introspective
Type
literary
psychological
When to use this quote
- personal loss
- creative writing
- therapy sessions
Key Concepts
loneliness
mental health
memory
time perception
Questions to Reflect On
- What does "forever" symbolize for you?
- Can acceptance of impermanence ease the ache?
A Different Perspective
The focus on "forever" may amplify suffering rather than heal.
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