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John Green, Paper Towns Quotes: A poem can't do its work if you only read snippets of it.
         

A poem can't do its work if you only read snippets of it.


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A poem can't do its work if you only read snippets of it.
         



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Peeing is like a good book in that it is very, very hard to stop once you start.



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Poetry is just so emo." he said. "Oh, the pain. The pain. It always rains. In my soul.



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The rules of capitalization are so unfair to words in the middle of a sentence.



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I don't know how I look, but I know how I feel: Young. Goofy. Infinite.




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As far as I can tell, there are two basic (kissing) rules: 1. Don't bite anything without permission. 2. The human tongue is like wasabi: it's very powerful, and should be used sparingly.



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I will play out the string. I will not betray your trust. I will find you.





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