Will Grayson Will Grayson and Some Thoughts on Love

Last night, I finished yet another one of John Green's novels (I've read almost all of them now). This one was called "Will Grayson Will Grayson", about two very different characters with the same name. This novel also revolves a lot around homosexuality and...well...love. This quote below really stuck out to me. It says a lot about people and what matters to us, and I simply had to share it.

To explain the context a little bit, Tiny Cooper is the best friend of one of the Will Graysons. They recently were not speaking, and this is the part when they make up. Will comes to Tiny to tell him that he loves him, and he truly is his best friend.

"Grayson, are you coming out to me? Because I'm, I mean, don't take this personally, but I would sooner go straight than go gay with you."

And that's when Will Grayson gives this fantastic monologue.

"NO. No no no. I don't want to screw you. I just love you. When did who you want to screw become the whole game? Since when is the person you want to screw the only person you get to love? It's so stupid, Tiny! I mean, Jesus, who even gives a fuck about sex?! People act like it's the most important thing humans do, but come on. How can our sentient fucking lives revolve around something slugs can do. I mean, who you want to screw and whether you screw them? Those are important questions, I guess. But they're not  that important. You know what's important? Who would you die for? Who do you wake up at five forty-five in the morning for even though you don't even know why he needs you? Whose drunken nose would you pick?!"

 I just think this speaks so loudly and truthfully. Will really has a point. We put so much emphasis on something that any lowlife animal can do. We immediatley attach romantic or sexual thoughts to the word "love". My lit teacher was talking about this in class this week. It's less acceptable to tell your friends you love them because of what we attach with love. We forget that there are different kinds of love. You don't love your dog the way you love your significant other or your sister, and you don't love you best friend the way you love your mother. The word "love" and the action of sex have gotten mushed together, and now the two seem extremely superficial. I love Will Grayson for saying this, and I love John Green for being the writer that he is.