If you’re a John Green fan (or even if you aren’t), you know that he is one of the most quotable authors out there. Since the Turtles All the Way Down paperback just recently hit shelves, we have absolutely loved seeing which quotes from the book have resonated with readers, inspiring incredible fan art, and beautiful bookstagrams, which reminded us a whole lot of all the love on social media when the book first came out over a year ago and the continued love for it now! So, read on for a sampling of reader favorites, both from back then and now!

“my thoughts came not in lines but in knotted loops” 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 🐢 #turtlesallthewaydown #johngreen #bookstagram #newrelease #penguin #penguinbooks

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“You think you’rethe painter, but you’re the canvas” #TurtlesAllTheWayDown 🐢

— captainamERİCA (@ericuuhshayne) June 11, 2019

“I remember what I’ve imagined and imagine what I remember.” #turtlesallthewaydown

— Carrie Smisek (@carriechameleon) October 27, 2017

Hi. My name is Kaloyana and my soul is hacked by this book.#TurtlesAlltheWayDown pic.twitter.com/bvHEbNW5Qf

— Kaloyana Slavova (@KaloyanaSlavova) October 26, 2017

“True terror isn’t being scared; it’s not having a choice in the matter.”

Damn. 🙈#TurtlesAllTheWayDown

— Sara A. Helal (@Sara91Helal) October 24, 2017

“no one ever says good-bye unless they want to see you again.” #TurtlesAllTheWayDown @johngreen

— Emily Doehrman Sparks (@emilydoehrman) June 7, 2019

When the fiction you are reading feels so real !! What are you reading today ??? Do tell us we all our ears to get our hands on new books!! #reads #obssesed #turtlesallthewaydown #johngreen #readinglove

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“Maybe we invented metaphor as a response to pain.” @johngreen #turtlesallthewaydown (Read it. Then read it again.)

— Ashley Tieperman (@atieperman) October 24, 2017

Two people believed that they’re inside their consciousness, a closeness that real life with its real bodies could never match.

Then, the man said, “I like us. For real.”

And somehow, the woman believed him. #TurtlesAlltheWayDown

— shykimestiza ❣ (@shykmqueen) June 6, 2019

“And if you can’t pick what you do or think about, then maybe you aren’t really real, you know? Maybe it’s just a lie that I’m whispering to myself.” /page 105/ Went in without any expectations and loved it a lot! I was surprised how well the main character articulated her thoughts and I could related to quite a few of them. Painful to read at times but that just makes it more realistic I think. (Might get even better with coffee ☕) -M #bookstagram #johngreen #turtlesallthewaydown #booksandcoffee

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Quotes: “I would never slay the dragon, because the dragon was also me” 💫 “To be alive is to be missing”. 💫 “You’re somebody’s something but also your you” -Aza 💫 “No one ever says goodbye unless they want to see you again” ~Davis 💫💫💫 Review: Worth the hype!! Like it gives you all the feels that you get while watching BTS songs! And when you know why it’s called turtles all the way down, you are going to not expect it at all. Talks about old friendships which last and which never really break but neither stay. And the sarcasm makes you giggle every now and then. A book that will make you rethink what you think? Maybe. Rethinking the difference between being in love and having loved someone. Aza: is the most relatable character, awkward, having an extroverted best friend, being confused about things, and that one childhood friend who never actually leaves your life. Davis is sweet. So is a good poet, his confused relationships and him are known to no one but him. Daisy: is enjoyable and the Nancy Drew-ish character but caring and finds her own way to cope up with her best friend’s problems. QOTD: Favourite clichéd book ? Ignore the hashtags: #turtlesallthewaydown #johngreenbooks #bookreview #readafterhype

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“You look out from over a bridge or whatever and it occurs to you out of nowhere that you could just jump. And then if you’re most people, you think, well, that was a weird thought, and move on with your life. But for some people, the invasive can kind of take over, crowding out all the other thoughts until it’s the only one you’re able to have, the thought you’re perpetually either thinking or distracting yourself from.” ⠀ I’ve just finished reading “Turtles all the way down” and my mind is blown. This is the first time that I have read a fictional novel about someone struggling with mental illness that connected with me so much. ⠀ I have had OCD since primary school. It’s alternated throughout the years, changing my mind obsessive patterns – I hated touching strangers, things right after someone else did, I avoided numbers like 3 and 6, avoided jokes about deaths and illnesses, I had to move things to the exact places where they stood before (like, exactly, inch by inch, angle by angle). Now I’m dealing with more obsessive side rather than compulsive and haven’t told about it to anyone yet, and not gonna share it here (because I only speak about it on sm only when I’m past it), but man is that the hardest thing ever. ⠀ Okay, back to the book. Freaking genius. Aza has the exact same trail of thoughts I have in moments of obsessions. And what scares me the most, is that even I, who have been through the same hell, read it and thought, like, why are you dong this? That’s so irrational and weird. So I can’t imagine what it is like for someone not being familiar with ocd to try and understand it. ⠀ What this book taught me is that 1) all ocd is different and may be triggered in so many different ways, and 2) you never know what happens in someone else’s mind, and frankly, you’ll never know, but do try to be kind. ⠀ Thank you @johngreenwritesbooks for this. And thank you for that ending. Not to spoil anything, but I hope you know what I’m thanking you for. ⠀ I think that we tend to think that we are all alone when we struggling with something, but reading books like this and being exposed to stories like Aza’s shows us that we are not. We are all in this together.

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“We never really talked much or even looked at each other, but it didn’t matter because we were looking at the same sky together, which is maybe even more intimate than eye contact anyway. I mean, anybody can look at you. It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.” . . Turtles All The Way Down, John Green . . . . #bookquotes #bookstagrammer #bookstagramindia #newbookstagram #turtlesallthewaydown #johngreen #quotestoliveby #booksofinstagram #bookrecommendation

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“Anybody can look at you. It’s quite rare to find someone who sees the same world you see.” – John Green . There are some books that leave you speechless, so overwhelmed by emotions. Turtles all the way down is so precious, go read it. It’s the kind of book which stays in your head for days, and then forever in your heart. . . My love for John Green is eternal <3 . #vsco #turtlesallthewaydown

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#turtlesallthewaydown #sorry #johngreen

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“There is hope, even when your brain tells you there isn’t.” #TurtlesAllTheWayDown 🐢 @johngreen #NowReading pic.twitter.com/jgu19Q2BQF

— Ali Hafeez (@_alihafeez) October 23, 2017

man, did i feel this one. finished turtles all the way down last night and found so much of my life in it that i think i cried a lil.💚 #calligraphy #calligraphylove #reading #turtlesallthewaydown #johngreen #calligraphydaily

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“You are as real as anyone, and your doubts make you more real, not less.”

On point. 💯 #TurtlesAllTheWayDown

— Meia 🍂🌺🍃 (@allocentricpage) October 23, 2017

Haven’t read it yet? Get your copy of Turtles All the Way Down here!