“I guess I could tell people about Punk Rocky and walking home from school and things like that. Maybe these are my… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing"; - "We accept the love we think… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I just think it's bad when a boy looks at a girl and thinks that the way he sees her is better… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I hate you.' My sister said it different than she said it to my dad. She meant it with me. She really… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Charlie?' 'Uh-huh?' 'Do you like me?' 'Uh-huh.' 'You know what I mean?' 'Uh-huh.' 'Are you nervous?' 'Uh-huh.' 'Don't be nervous.' 'Okay.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for thousands of years. Or just not exist.. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
'Rent' was wonderful in that I was able to adapt something that was beloved to fans, something that was very iconic, but… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story. You’re alive. And you stand up and… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I found, through the process of doing 'The Perks of Being a Wallflower,' that I really love directing movies and I love… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Sam dropped me off. When she was too far away to see me, I started to cry again. Because she was my friend again.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
“It's great that you can listen and be a shoulder to someone, but what about when someone doesn't need a shoulder. What if they… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
Most of the people I know who were raised to be accommodating or were raised to just be nice and put everybody's needs ahead… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
I don’t want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can’t think again. Not ever again. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
“And then Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them in silhouette. Running after the sun. Then,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
That was always my hope that that is exactly what I would do. It was always part of the dream of this story -… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
And she says she wants to expose me to all these great things. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
“I'm sorry I bothered you, Susan. I'm just having a tough time. That's all. Have a good one," I said and walked away.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
It's like he would take a photograph of Sam, and the photograph would be beautiful. And he would think that the reason the photograph… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
“So, this is my life. And I want you to know I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
I wasn't raised very religiously because my parents went to Catholic school, but I do believe in God very much. I just never gave… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share
