Augustus and Hazel repeat the phrase, "Okay? Okay." back and forth to each other all the time. Their friend, Isaac, and his girlfriend, have a similar phrase, "Always, always." Augustus explained, "Always is their thing. They'll always love each other and whatever. I would conservatively estimate they have texted each other the word always four million times in the last year" (18). Hazel does not have much experience with social interactions, and she frequently does not know how to respond to Gus with anything other than "Okay." And in return, he would respond the same. So one night, he decides that "Maybe okay will be our always" (73). to signify that the phrase will be their special catchphrase that proclaims their love, similar to Isaac and his girlfriend's.
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