Augustus: "It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you."
What a fearless and unregretting love! I'm amazed by this intrepid youth who isn't overwhelmed by life's daunting challenge. He's likely to trip over, but gets on his feet soon and goes on for his goals. Honestly I'm ashamed that I was scared of being hurt.
Augustus: "They[Cigarettes] don't kill you unless you light them. It's a metaphor: You put the killing thing right between your teeth, but don't give it the power to do its killing."
What a fabulous justification! And it's true. You have the power to control things.
Augustus Waters is a 17-year-old boy. He is a cancer survivor with a prosthetic leg. What he fears is oblivion. He's in love with a girl who encourages him to ignore it: There was time millions of years ago before organisms experience consciousness, and there will be time after. There will be no one left to remember even greatest people on earth, let alone you. Everything will be forgotten.
Hazel Grace Lancaster is a 16-year-old girl. She has extended her life, not curing her lung cancer. She meets a boy who makes her life meaningful. But she feels like she's a grenade and doesn't want to give irreparable pain to the boy she loves.
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