John Green

"Back in October, Laurie Halse Anderson, the author of the iconic Y.A. novel Speak, told me of John Green, "I just love him and have such respect for how he’s made the world safe for a lot of kids to be who they are. It took me to age 35 to be who I was; if I were 15 now, John would save me years of angst. He is a holy man.""

This quote sums up how I feel about John Green perfectly. He made it okay for me to be who I am and I will forever be grateful to him for that. It's given me a whole new perspective on life and the ability to actually enjoy things. This is what I want for everyone. I want people to feel safe being who they are, to not worry about what other people think and to just BE, but unfortunately I lack the power and articulacy to be able to help people feel this way. And so I leave it to John, who has already achieved so much, to show people that being who you are is great, and not scary at all, and I only hope that as he grows in popularity (which he is doing because he's amazing) the world will slowly learn this and maybe we can all live in a better place. Together.