Business Quote by John Green
““Love"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." "Augustus," I said again, not knowing what else to say. It felt like everything was rising up in me, like I was drowning in this weirdly painful joy, but I couldn't say it back. I couldn't say anything back. I just looked at him and let him look at me until he nodded, lips pursed, and turned away, placing the side of his head against the window.””
About This Quote
Source Novel: The Fault in Our Stars, John Green, 2012
A character confesses deep, existential love, acknowledging both the joy and the inevitable decay of life.
In simple terms: Love is profound yet fleeting, aware of mortality.
Key Takeaway
Embrace love despite life's impermanence.
Themes
love
existentialism
joy
pain
mortality
Mood
bitantic
melancholic
introspective
Type
literary
dialogue
emotional
When to use this quote
- confessing love
- contemplating mortality
- intimate conversation
Key Concepts
nihilism
romanticism
human connection
Questions to Reflect On
- How do you balance love’s intensity with life's transience?
- What does “shout into the void” mean for you?
A Different Perspective
Love may be idealized, overlooking practical realities.
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