Quote by John Green

What the hell is ? Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes five minutes, instant pudding an hour. I doubt that an instant of blinding pain particularly instantaneous.

What the hell is ? Nothing is instant. Instant rice takes fi

Summary

This quote sarcastically highlights the irony of the word "instant." The speaker suggests that even things marketed as instant, like rice and pudding, still require a certain amount of time to be prepared. Likewise, in the context of experiencing pain, the quote questions the true immediacy of an "instant" moment of intense suffering. Essentially, the quote emphasizes the discrepancy between the assumed instantaneous nature of certain things and the actual temporal reality they entail.

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By John Green

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