You're joining us for dinner, I hope? asked his mom. She was small and brunette and vaguely mousy. I guess? I said. I have to be home by ten. Also I don't, um, eat meat? No problem. We'll vegetarianize some, she said. Animals are just too cute? Gus asked. I want to minimize the number of deaths I am responsible for, I said. Gus opened his mouth to respond but then stopped himself.

The Fault in Our Stars (ed. Penguin UK, 2012) - ISBN: 9780141345642