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An Abundance of Katherines

Name: An Abundance of Katherines
Author: John Green

An Abundance of Katherines is a young adult novel by John Green. Released in 2006, it was a finalist for the Michael L. Printz Award.

“The moment Colin sat down, Hollis asked Hassan, "Would you like to say grace?"
"Sure thing." Hassan cleared his throat. "Bismallah." Then he picked up his fork.
"That's it?" Hollis wondered.
"That's it. We are a terse people. Terse, and also hungry."”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Hollis Wells and Hassan Harbish, p. 62
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“They'd just driven past the General Store when Hassan said, "We don't have to go to Hardee's really. We could go anywhere."
"Oh good because I really don't want to go to Hardee's," Lindsey said. "It's sort of horrible. There's a Wendy's two exits down the interstate, in Milan. Wendy's is way better. They have, like, salads."”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Hassan Harbish and Lindsey Wells, p. 214
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“Colin did not laugh. Instead he thought, Tampons have strings? Why? Of all the major human mysteries—God, the nature of the universe, etc.—he knew the least about tampons. To Colin, tampons were a little bit like grizzly bears: he was aware of their existence, but he'd never seen one in the wild, and didn't really care to.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 57
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“"'Sup?" asked Hassan.
"Sup is not a word," answered Colin withought looking up.
"You're like sunshine on a cloudy day, Singleton. When it's cold outside, you're the month of May."”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Hassan Harbish and Colin Singleton, p. 128
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“He just wanted to play robot, for God's sake. Was that so wrong?”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 20
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“Colin's skin was alive with the feeling of connection to everyone in that car and everyone not in it. And he was feeling not-unique in the very best possible way.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, pg. 215 (closing words)
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“That smile could end wars and cure cancer.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 32
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“Books are the ultimate Dumpees: put them down and they'll wait for you forever; pay attention to them and they always love you back.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 111
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“It was, he thought, just like how authors always wrote things in ways other than how they actually happened.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 70
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“I just want to do something that matters. Or be something that matters. I just want to matter.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 94
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“And then he lay there in his fever of sorry and repeated the now memorized note in his head and wanted to cry, but instead he only felt this aching behind his solar plexus. Crying adds something: crying is you, plus tears. But the feeling Colin had was some horrible opposite of crying. It was you, minus something.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 7
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“He wanted to draw out the moment before the moment—because as good as kissing feels, nothing feels as good as the anticipation of it.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 79
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“People just liked Hassan, the way people like fast food and celebrities.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 62
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“Colin believed that the world contained exactly two kinds of people: Dumpers and Dumpees. A lot of people will claim to be both, but those people miss the point entirely: You are predisposed to either one fate or the other. Dumpers may not always be the heartbreakers, and the Dumpees may not always be the heartbroken. But everyone has a tendency.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, pp. 15-16
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“Missing her kept him awake more than the coffee.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 15
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“But mothers lie. It's in the job description.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 4
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“He'd never been all that good at math, but he was a goddamned world-famous expert in getting dumped.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 60
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

“It hurt like the worst ass-kicking he'd ever gotten. And he'd gotten plenty.”

John Green book An Abundance of Katherines

Colin Singleton, p. 7
An Abundance of Katherines (2006)

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