If I’m going to die, I’d like to actually live first.
This is the theme of the whole story, isn’t it? In the screenplay, Will is consistently expressing this sentiment through his rebellious flouting of the rules, his trips to the roof, his refusal to do his treatments. That’s what he’s saying to Stella when he tells her, “It’s just life, Stella. It’ll be over before you know it,” which, funny enough, was the very first line I wrote for Will, then everything else about him fell into place.
This was always meant to be a story about trying to live while dying, grabbing every precious moment and holding it dear, because any moment could be the last. Rachael got this line exactly right; it’s one of my favorites from the book.
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