1. Falling in Love Happens Slowly

When you fall in love, it doesn't happen in the blink of an eye. You need to really get to know the other person before you can develop deep feelings for them. Of course, even though you'll develop those feelings gradually, all of a sudden they'll completely blossom. As John Green says, it happens slowly and then all at once.

2. The Things That Matter the Most Hurt the Most

You shouldn't hold yourself back from falling in love. Yes, it's scary. Yes, there's a chance that you're going to end up heartbroken. However, you can't let that stop you from experiencing one of the most beautiful emotions in the world. After all, the things that are capable of hurting us the most are the things that matter the most.

3. True Love Will Always Triumph

You've been told time and time again that true love can make it through anything. After all, if two people are in love, then nothing else in the world should matter, right? Maybe that beautiful idea isn't actually the truth, but it's something that you should believe, anyway. After all, it gives us all hope.

4. Love is More Important than Anything else

You should be thankful for all of the places that you've been and all of the places that you'll go in the future. Who cares about material items? If you have someone to whisper how much they love you, then you have absolutely everything that you could ever need.

5. The World Doesn't Need to Know about You

You don't need the world's approval. You don't need the country to know your name. As long as you have one person in the world that matters to you, you'll be happy. Their attention will feel more meaningful than the attention of millions of people around the globe ever could.

6. You Can Miss More than You Can Love

If you're missing someone right now, you're not alone. It's a horrible feeling, but it's one that we've all experienced. For some reason, when you're with the person you love, you'll never feel as strongly for them as you will once they leave you. Unfortunately, that's why you'll never understand how much you care about someone until they're gone.

7. You Can't See Love

Love isn't something that you can actually see. It's something that you can feel. That's what makes it so special. It's invisible to the rest of the world, but to you and your partner, it's perfectly clear. It's right there in front of you.

8. There is No Such Thing as PerfecTIon

We all want the perfect person, but if we search for that we'll never find someone. Perfection isn't real, it's about loving someone so much you also love all their flaws.

9. Looks Aren't Everything

John Green says things in a way that is humerous yet so deeply profound you can't help but think! He points out beauty isn't everything because it's only skin deep. You need substance to really truly love.

10. Love Always ForGives

We've all had that one person who, no matter what, we forgive them, because our love is so deep for them we don't care. We hope they'll change or we hope they'll actually love us back, no matter the reason, sometimes love just trumps all.

John Green can be quite the romantic! If you enjoyed these quotes from him, then you're going to love his novels. Make sure you pick up a copy if you haven't read them yet! What's your favorite line from a John Green novel?