Top 60 John Mark Green Quotes (2025 Update)

1. “Within every heart’s Winter sleeps the promise of Spring.”

— John Mark Green

2. “Sometimes the only way to get closure is by accepting that you’ll never get it.”

— John Mark Green

3. “And if the stars should ever die, we’ll make our own light, you and I.”

— John Mark Green

4. “When I was younger, not fitting in felt like a flaw. Now it feels like freedom.”

— John Mark Green

5. “As you remove toxic people from your life, you free up space and emotional energy for positive, healthy relationships.”

— John Mark Green

6. “Toxic people attach themselves like cinder blocks tied to your ankles, and then invite you for a swim in their poisoned waters.”

— John Mark Green

7. “The self-righteous scream judgments against others to hide the noise of skeletons dancing in their own closets.”

— John Mark Green

8. “Every pain of loss tells a story of love.”

— John Mark Green

9. “No matter how dark your night, my friend, may you always find enough light to take the next step.”

— John Mark Green

10. “In a relationship, no amount of extra effort on your part can make up for a lack of effort on theirs.”

— John Mark Green

11. “Let’s just sit quietly and listen to the secrets the rain wants to tell us.”

— John Mark Green

12. “She is a wild, tangled forest with temples and treasures concealed within.”

— John Mark Green

13. “And if love be madness, may I never find sanity again.”

— John Mark Green

14. “I’m a pusher dealing hope, at the intersection of Desire and Despair.”

— John Mark Green

15. “To love, we must remove our armor, exposing our heart. For love cannot be had without the risk of being wounded.”

— John Mark Green

16. “You make me feel at home in my own skin, and that is one of the greatest gifts anyone has ever given me.”

— John Mark Green

17. “I am everything the darkness could not kill.”

— John Mark Green

18. “Birthing is never easy or without pain, be it a universe, a child, or a fresh start in life. Contraction precedes expansion. Darkness comes before dawn. Joy follows pain. This is the way of things.”

— John Mark Green

19. “I walk these lonely streets at dark. Just me and the night; crowded head, empty heart.”

— John Mark Green

20. “What is love, if not two people saving each other from loneliness, and healing each other’s wounds?”

— John Mark Green

21. “Hope is a delicate flower which refuses to be crushed under life’s brutal heel.”

— John Mark Green

22. “Each of us is a story, waiting for a devoted reader who will take us off the shelf and embrace all our plot twists.”

— John Mark Green

23. “The way our fingers intertwine feels so natural and right; as if our hands hold memories of meeting in a thousand other lifetimes.”

— John Mark Green

24. “Life tried to crush her, but only succeeded in creating a diamond.”

— John Mark Green

25. “Beautiful are those whose brokenness gives birth to transformation and wisdom.”

— John Mark Green

26. “When life gets dark, that’s when stars appear among us. Shine bright, beautiful ones. Throw light from your burning hearts.”

— John Mark Green

27. “One by one she slew her fears, and then planted a flower garden over their graves.”

— John Mark Green

28. “I’ll be your blanket, baby. Wrap yourself up in me. Let me give you shelter, in the winter of this world.”

— John Mark Green

29. “Sometimes poetry is a way of finding beauty in the chaos; a flower growing in ruins of love’s wreckage.”

— John Mark Green

30. “Do you believe in magic?” she asked. “I believe in you,” he said. “And you’re the closest thing to magic that I’ve found.”

— John Mark Green

31. “She thirsted for love, but found only a mirage. Some hearts are a desert you can die wandering in.”

— John Mark Green

32. “Her kiss dissolves the universe. In that moment, I am unmade and then reborn.”

— John Mark Green

33. “Things began happening with odd synchronicity, as if the universe itself was conspiring on behalf of their love story.”

— John Mark Green

34. “After what she’s been through, there really should be crime scene tape around her heart.”

— John Mark Green

35. “In our world, dear reader, sad and terrible things often happen, though I wish I could tell you otherwise. But strangely wonderful things also occur, and this is the truth that makes life worth living.”

— John Mark Green

36. “With skin dressed only in moonlight, she beckons you to her secret garden.”

— John Mark Green

37. “You’ll never have control over other people’s decisions, or what cards life deals you. Your power lies in the choosing of your response. That is the one thing you can control.”

— John Mark Green

38. “When I lean my ear up against your seashell heart, I can hear an ocean of love roaring inside.”

— John Mark Green

39. “As the waves relentlessly seek the shore, so my thoughts continually return to you.”

— John Mark Green

40. “Your heart plays a song like a broken music box, but nothing ever sounded quite so beautiful to me. Together, in the dance of wounded-wing swans we’ll rise above the ruins, melting into the golden light.”

— John Mark Green

41. “Don’t be fooled by my quiet exterior. It hides a wild mind and passionate heart.”

— John Mark Green

42. “Who was it that hurt you, stole the light out of your eyes? Cut a hole in your heart and let the love drain dry? Who was so damn careless, to leave you with such scars? Where will you find healing? Right here, within my arms.”

— John Mark Green

43. “She had a very inconvenient heart. It always insisted on feeling things ever so deeply.”

— John Mark Green

44. “Continents drift, and so do hearts.”

— John Mark Green

45. “Do you dare journey into the wild places of your heart?”

— John Mark Green

46. “Out of the void and vastness of the cosmos, life emerges; audacious, improbable. You and I are here. No other miracle is needed.”

— John Mark Green

47. “With rough hands and gentle heart, I’ll seduce you. You will feel my power and surrender to desire.”

— John Mark Green

48. “Never judge a heart by its scars.”

— John Mark Green

49. “I want to kiss you so thoroughly that you lose your ability to stand.”

— John Mark Green

50. “Please thaw my permafrost heart.”

— John Mark Green