Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You find yourself involved with a fellow for life just because he was the one that you met when you were nineteen.

Simone De Beauvoir
Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You...
Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You...
Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You...
Why one man rather than another? It was odd. You...
About This Quote

This quote by John Green is a romantic one. It reminds us of how we can be so involved in a single person’s story, but that's all that it is, a story. Someone who has been in your life for such a short time doesn't deserve to be your true love. True love can exist with someone you meet when you're old and grey, not when you're young and beautiful.

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