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Our Stars Depression Quotes
“The Fault in Our Stars” starts with a quote by Hazel, “Depression is not a side effect of cancer. Depression is a side effect of dying.” CITATION In the beginning of the book, Hazel was lonely; she had only one friend Kaitlyn. Hazel was depressed and read the same book over and over again. Her mother thought that she was depressed and sent her to the Cancer Support Group.
She met Augustus at the support group. As Hazel quoted he was, “long and leanly muscular, mahogany hair, straight and short. He looked my age, maybe a year older. He was hot. A non hot boy stares at you relentlessly and it is, at best, awkward and, at worst, a form of assault. But a hot boy…well.”
Hazel Grace Lancaster was not very good with handling relationships but

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