Friday, 31 July 2015

Its all about loving John Green’s quotes

Its all about loving John Green’s quotes
Just like today, few weeks back I came home after my night shift. After coming back from night shift my next day is usually gloomy, so I prefer watching a good movie to lighten up my mood. The case was same that Saturday as well. Wanted to watch something happy and positive and randomly played ‘The Fault In Our Stars’ movie. The book was lying at my place from quite few days. Even the book was randomly picked up. Oh! Ya back to the movie… the movie starts and I go “Woaaaah….  This is more than amazing.” Couldn’t wait to read the book. I immediately started with the novel too and I loved it way more. I declare that from now on am a John Green fan and I should read more of his books…
Till now I have read three books and I have gone crazyyy. While reading his work there at times when I get so involved that I need breaks to absorb everything and at times I get so engrossed that I want to be completely drenched in that world of words.
You pick up a book, finish it but you are still into it. Every time I have read a John Green book I share the same sentiment. Along with his characters and their interesting scenario, Green’s quotes have never ever failed to inspire me. My social network uploads, my room, my laptop screen everything is filled up with John Green’s quote- at present.
And now I am putting those quotes from the three books I have read. Hope just like me even you enjoy it –
Lets start with ‘The Fault In Our Stars’
1.    Maybe she wasn't loved widely but she was loved deeply (And that is what matters, isn’t it?)
2.    It would be a privilege to have my heart broken by you.
3.    Grief does not change you, Hazel. It reveals you.”
4.     What else? She is so beautiful. You don’t get tired of looking at her. You never worry if she is smarter than you: You know she is. She is funny without ever being mean. I love her. I am so lucky to love her, Van Houten. You don’t get to choose if you get hurt in this world, old man, but you do have some say in who hurts you. I like my choices. I hope she likes hers.
5.    Some infinities are bigger than other infinities.
6.    You gave me a forever within the numbered days, and I’m grateful.
7.    You say you’re not special because the world doesn’t know about you, but that’s an insult to me. I know about you.
8.    That’s the thing about pain…It demands to be felt.
9.    The marks humans leave are too often scars.
10.  And in the end. We can blame the stars or tell ourselves that it wasn't meant to be, that it wasn't destined to happen but deep down we know that the stars were not at fault and it wasn't "meant to be". The fault was in ourselves.
My second read was ‘An Abundance of Katherine’
1.    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.
2.    You don't remember what happened. What you remember becomes what happened. 
3.    That smile could end wars and cure cancer.
4.    I don't think your missing pieces ever fit inside you again once they go missing. That's what I realized: if I did get her back somehow, she wouldn't fill the hole that losing her created.
And now, ‘Looking for Alaska’
1.    If people were like rain, I was like drizzle and she was a hurricane.

Three books and could jot down 15 quotes. Hoping to read more of his wonderful work specially those heart-touching and relatable quotes ;-)

Monday, 4 May 2015

My favourite watch

At present, I don’t own a single wrist watch. Till few years back I had minimum 5-7 watches. From my first job I was saving money from the stipend I received to buy an elegant wrist watch. But before that could actually happen I lost my most favourite watch. It was gifted to me when I was almost 13 year old by my Maasi. From then I started collecting more and more watches. This one was quite smart, lot of people use to love the dial. Then I also had a delicate bracelet kind of watch, few gifted ones, some I permanently borrowed from my Mom and Dad :-P

The one I stole from my Dad’s collection was my second most favourite one. A men’s watch, whenever I wore it someone or other always passed a comment saying that the watch is bigger than my wrist. Still I was too proud and happy to don it. I am too fond of matching my accessories with my clothes, and watches were part of it. I had different type of watch for different moods and occasions. And it was so much fun selecting a watch every morning according to the outfit and flavour of that particular day.

But one fine day, while travelling in an overcrowded train I lost my favourite watch with the smart dial. I realised it pretty late. I didn’t create any drama, didn’t shed a single tear (very unlike me) but from then on I never wore a wrist watch. I gave away other watches as well from my collection.

Yesterday while chatting with my cousin, (actually she’s my niece but I prefer calling her my cousin) :-P I got nostalgic. She received a beautiful watch as her birthday gift. And very soon I had flashes of my favourite watch. Thank you Shweta, you indirectly inspired me. Very soon I will gift myself a beautiful watch.

Till then have a wonderful time peeps J :-*