Augustus Waters That's a thing about pain. It demands to be felt.
2nd most-quoted character in The Fault in Our Stars (2014): in 11 of its 19 quotes
Most scenes with: Hazel Grace Lancaster (7)
I am in love with you. And I know that love is just a shout into the void, and that oblivion is inevitable, and that we're all doomed. And that one day all our labor will be returned to dust. And I know that the sun will swallow the only earth we will ever have. And I am in love with you.
More lines from Augustus Waters
2 quotes Augustus Waters Augustus Waters Apparently the world is not a wish-granting factory.
Scenes with Augustus Waters
8 scenes
Augustus Waters It's all dark to Isaac.
Isaac
Dude, I'm not deaf, I'm just blind, so I can hear when you make fun of my disability.
Augustus Waters Your hands are so cold.
Oh, they're not so much cold as just under-oxygenated.
Augustus Waters Hazel Grace?
Augustus Waters I love it when you talk medical to me.
Augustus Waters This is it.
I'm so excited I can barely breath.
Augustus Waters As opposed to normal?
Isaac
Augustus Waters was a cocky son of a bitch. But we forgive him. Not because of his super-human good looks or because he only got 19 years when he should have gotten way more.
Augustus Waters 18 years, buddy.
Isaac
Dude, come on, really? I'm assuming you have a little time, you interrupting bastard. You interrupt in the middle of my eulogy... You're supposed to be dead! But when the scientists of the future come to my house with robot eyes and they tell me to try them on, I will tell those scientists to piss off 'cause, Gus, I don't want to see a world without you in it. I know I don't want to see a world without Augustus Waters.
Really? That's disgusting!
Augustus Waters What?
What? Do you think that is cool? Or something? You just ruined the whole thing
Augustus Waters The whole thing?
Yes, this whole thing.
Even though you have freaking cancer, you are willing to give money to corporation for a chance to acquire even more cancer? Let me just assure you that not being able to breathe? SUCKS. Totally disappointing. Totally.
Augustus Waters They don't kill you unless you light them. And I've never lit one. It's a metaphor, see: you put the killing thing right between your teeth, but you don't give it the power to do its killing. A metaphor.
Flight Attendant
Sir, you can't smoke on this plane. Or...any plane.
Augustus Waters I don't smoke.
[The Flight Attendant gives him a look]
It's a metaphor. He puts the killing thing in his mouth but doesn't give it the power to kill him.
Flight Attendant
[no nonsense]
Well that metaphor is prohibited on today's flight.
[Augustus nods and puts the cigarette away]
You know, this obsession you have, with being remembered?
Augustus Waters Don't get mad.
I am mad! I'm mad because I think you're special. And isn't that enough? You think that the only way to lead a meaningful life, is for everyone to remember you. For everyone to love you! Guess what, Gus - this is your life! This is all you get! You get me, and you get your family and you get this world, and that's it! And if that's not enough for you, then I'm sorry, but its not nothing. Because I love you. And I'm going to remember you.
Augustus Waters [on the phone]
I cannot stop thinking about this Goddamned book.
You're welcome.
Augustus Waters However, we do need closure, don't you think?
That is exactly what I was asking Van Houten for in my letters.
Augustus Waters But he never responded.
Nope.
Augustus Waters [inhales theatrically]
"Dear Mr. Waters. I write to thank you for your electronic correspondence. I am grateful to anyone that sets aside time to read my book."
Augustus Waters Yes?
What are you doing?
Augustus Waters I may have found Van Houten's assistant. E-mailed her.
Augustus!
Augustus Waters She may have forwarded that e-mail onto Van Houten. Shall I continue?
Oh my God, yeah, go go go!
Augustus Waters "I am particularly indebted to you, sir." Hazel Grace, he just called me "sir."
Augustus, keep reading! Keep reading!
Augustus Waters "... both for your kind words about "An Imperial Affliction" and for taking the time to tell me that the book, and here I quote you directly, 'meant a great deal' to you and your friend Hazel Grace'."
Augustus Waters Of course I did. "To answer your question: No, I have not written anything else, nor will I. I do not feel like continuing to share my thoughts with readers would benefit either them or me. However, thank you for your generous e-mail. Yours most sincerely, Peter Van Houten." So yeah, that just happened.
Oh my God!
Augustus Waters I've been trying to tell you, I'm kind of awesome.
