Teenagers have more intense reading experiences because they've had fewer of them. It's like the first time you fall in love. You have a connection to that first person you fell in love with because it was so intense and unprecedented. John Green connectionexperiencefall share on social
Different authors write different ways, have different relationships with their audiences, and those are all legitimate. John Green audienceauthorlegitimate Change image and share on social
I'm a very introverted person. Nothing that's happened has changed that, but one of the reasons I write for teens is it's a real privilege to have a seat at the table in the lives of young people when they're figuring out what matters to them. John Green changefigurehappen share on social
I don't decide where I live. My wife decides. She's a curator of contemporary art, and she works at an art museum, so we go wherever she has a job. All basements look the same, so I can write from whatever basement I happen to be living in. John Green artbasementcontemporary share on social
I like to build places online where readers can have productive conversations about books. John Green bookbuildconversation Change image and share on social
'Will Grayson, Will Grayson' is about two guys named Will Grayson who live in different Chicago suburbs who eventually meet each other. John Green chicagoeventuallygrayson Change image and share on social
We have this habit of romanticizing the lives of writers. I remember when I was a kid, I was like, 'I want to be Kurt Vonnegut.' John Green habitkidkurt Change image and share on social
I know that books seem like the ultimate thing that's made by one person, but that's not true. Every reading of a book is a collaboration between the reader and the writer who are making the story up together. John Green bookcollaborationmake share on social
Teenage readers also have a different relationship with the authors whose work they value than adult readers do. I loved Toni Morrison, but I don't have any desire to follow her on Twitter. I just want to read her books. John Green adultauthorbook share on social
Read a lot. Read broadly... Tell stories to your friends, and pay attention to when they get bored... Write a lot. John Green attentionborebroadly Change image and share on social
