“At the age of nineteen, on my own initiative and at my own expense, I raised an army by means of which I restored liberty4 to the republic, which had been oppressed by the tyranny of a faction.”
Augustus“The only person I really wanted to talk about Augustus Waters was Augustus Waters.”
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars“I lit up like a Christmas tree-Augustus Waters”
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars“The only person I really wanted to talk to about Augustus Waters' death was Augustus Waters.”
John Green“I'm telling you, Augustus Waters talked so much that he'd interrupt you at his own funeral.”
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars“If we could survive without a wife, citizens of Rome, all of us would do without that nuisance; but since nature has so decreed that we cannot manage comfortably with them, nor live in any way without them, we must plan for our lasting preservation rather than for our temporary pleasure.”
Augustus“If I have played my part well, clap your hands, and dismiss me with applause from the stage.”
Augustus“Have I have played my part well in the comedy of life? If so, clap your hands and dismiss me from the stage with applause.”
Augustus“You used," he said, and then took a sharp breath, "to call me Augustus.”
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars“(...) and then I realized there was no one else to call, which was the saddest thing. The only person I really wanted to talk to about Augustus Water's death was Augustus Water.”
John Green, The Fault in Our Stars