People believed in an afterlife because they couldn't bear not to. Autore: John Green Copy Quote More from John Green “It hurt, and that is not a euphemism. It hurt like a beating.” “When you date someone, you have the markers along the way, right: You kiss, you…” “She has great breasts," the Colonel said without looking up from the whale."DO …” “We live in a universe devoted to the creation, and eradication, of awareness. A…”