4 Quotes by John Green about disease


  • Author John Green
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    Meningitis, like the virus that caused it, wasn't a metaphor or a narrative device. It was just a disease.But we are hardwired to look for patterns, to make constellations from the stars. There must be some logic to the narrative, some reason for the misery.

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  • Author John Green
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    We don't tend to write about disease in fiction - not just teen novels but all American novels - because it doesn't fit in with our idea of the heroic romantic epic. There is room only for sacrifice, heroism, war, politics and family struggle.

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