Quote 10
That was the worst part about having cancer, sometimes: The physical evidence of disease separates you from other people. (10.58)
Can't a girl get on a plane without everyone gawking at her like a zoo animal? Be honest. Have you ever looked for an extra second at someone who's a little different physically? Why? What is it in us that makes us stare? How do you think that makes the recipient of the stares feel?
Quote 11
But this was the truth, a pitiful boy who desperately wanted not to be pitiful, screaming and crying (18.28)
There's nothing lonelier or more isolating than being at a gas station in the middle of the night with a malfunctioning G-tube. Augustus feels disgusting and embarrassed and there's nothing Hazel can do to comfort him when he's this helpless.
Quote 12
It felt like losing your co-rememberer meant losing the memory itself, as if the things we'd done were less real and important than they had been hours before. (21.6)
This is a kind of loneliness anyone who's lost a loved one can understand.