In books they don't have deleted scenes, like with DVDs. You could have your deleted scene in a book as well!
Many people live in a self-imposed prison and don't even know it.
It is impossible to hold a grudge and have peace of mind at the same time. It would be like trying to have day and night exist in the same moment.
You can learn to focus on love in your heart rather than the symptoms of your physical condition.
You may not have chosen what is happening to your body, but you can choose how you respond.
Most likely, when you are upset for any reason, it is rare that you will want to quickly see the real cause of your upset or the solution, but with practice you can begin to ask yourself honestly, is it the personsituation or is it my unforgiving thoughts about this person and the past that are upsetting me?
The roots of addiction can be seen in our search for happiness in something outside of our self, be it drugs, relationships, material possessions.
Nothing (at least that can be done by humans) immortalizes anyone. The Fault in Our Stars will hopefully have a long and wonderful life, but it will eventually go out of print, and eventually the last person ever to read it will die, and then the characters will no longer live in any consciousness. Also, that is okay. That is good, actually. That is how it should be. One of the things the characters in this novel have to grapple with is the reality of temporaryness. What Gus in particular must reconcile himself to is that being temporary does not mean being unimportant or meaningless.
Consciously join with and become part of the power that is in everything around you.
Once you have learned to ask questions - relevant and appropriate and substantial questions - you have learned how to learn and no one can keep you from learning whatever you want or need to know.
Nothing is more destined to create deep-seated anxieties in people than the false assumption that life should be free from anxieties.