!!SPOILER ALERT!! Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 216 Quote: After all this time, it still seems to me like straight and fast is the only way out – but I choose the labyrinth. The labyrinth blows but I choose it.”Read more…
Deep Thinker 2.5
!!SPOILER ALERT!! Source: The infinite sea, Rick Yancey, Page 140 Quote: “Feasible. Feasible.” Ben was laughing this weird, hiccuping kind of laugh. I was worried that he might be falling over the edge. Context: In like, these first 2 chapters it goes fromRead more…
The Machinations that Wheel Us There
I think the phrase “Machinations that wheel us there” can be true and untrue. It could be nice knowing the ending in some situations. Especially if your reading the book again, I think you will still enjoy the book stillRead more…
Deep Thinker 2.4
Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 71 Quote: “Sorry. Don’t worry, dude,” he said. “God will punish the wicked. And before He does, we will.” Context: Alaska’s room had just been flooded by the week day warriors. A big part ofRead more…
Deep Thinkers 2.3
!!SPOILER ALERT!! Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 143 Quote: But he can breath, and I know this because he is hyperventilating, breathing as if trying to blow air back into the dead. Context: This is right after all of them hadRead more…
Deep Thinker 2.2
!!SPOILER ALERT!! Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 152 Quote: Is it so hard to die, Mr. Lewis? Is that labyrinth really worse than this one? Context: At this point Alaska died, (sorry I spoiled it) But Pudge, Chip, Takumi, andRead more…
Word Nerd 2.12 – crescendoing
Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 145 Quote: Again, he tried and failed, and again, smacking at the matchbook with a crescendoing fury until he finally threw the matches to the ground and screamed. In their words: Increase in loudness or intensity. InRead more…
Word Nerd 2.11 – dubious
Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 73 Quote: “Wait, how do you know?” I asked, dubious. In their words: Hesitating or doubting. In my words: Someone doubting.
Word Nerd 2.10 – invariably
Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 72 Quote: I felt nervous, as I invariably do when someone says my name twice with a hmm in between. In their words: In every case or on every occasion; always. In my words: Something that alwaysRead more…
Word Nerd 2.9 – Syllabus
Source: Looking for Alaska, John Green, Page 69 Context: Now, I’m quite sure that you’ve all read the syllabus for this class with such frequency and seriousness that by now you’ve committed it to memory. In their words: An outline of theRead more…
