Me: I got a new book today.
Friend: Oh, really? What’s it called?
Me: the fault in our stars and its so great dont you love the cover some people didnt like it i love it its written by john green john green makes videos with his brother on youtube and they make the world a better place and they call themselves nerdfighters and tell people to not forget to be awesome and hank makes music and john makes books and has a son named henry and john signed all the preorders of tfios and no one has ever really done anything like that before and it just shows how dedicated he is and hes been thinking about this book for like ten years anyways theres this girl hazel and this boy augustus waters and they meet and she has cancer and the book is dedicated to esther who was a nerdfighter and im so excited and you should read it too because its just the best.
Friend:
Me: Yes.

Advice? I don’t have advice. Stop aspiring and start writing. If you’re writing, you’re a writer. Write like you’re a goddamn death row inmate and the governor is out of the country and there’s no chance for a pardon. Write like you’re clinging to the edge of a cliff, white knuckles, on your last breath, and you’ve got just one last thing to say, like you’re a bird flying over us and you can see everything, and please, for God’s sake, tell us something that will save us from ourselves. Take a deep breath and tell us your deepest, darkest secret, so we can wipe our brow and know that we’re not alone. Write like you have a message from the king. Or don’t. Who knows, maybe you’re one of the lucky ones who doesn’t have to.

Alan Watt (via neil-gaiman)