How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #7
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 #8
"But I will say this: When the scientists of the future show up at my house with robot eyes and they tell me to try them on, I will tell the scientists to screw off, because I do not want to see a world without him." (20.50)
To add to the isolation, even your fellow cancer friends keep dying. Geez. Give these kids a break already.