“I read an article about Nirvana on one visit, and it didn't have any references to honey mustard dressing or lettuce. They… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“After the song finished, I said something. "I feel infinite." And Sam and Patrick looked at me like I said the gratest… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Sometimes, I look outside, and I think that a lot of other people have seen this snow before. Just like I think… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I just listened to the music, and breathed in the day, and remembered things. Things like walking around the neighborhood and looking… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
The girl that introduced The Smiths' song 'Asleep' to me was an important musical influence that I met in college. From there… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“the magazine compared him with John Lennon from the Beatles. I told that to Sam later, and she got really mad. She… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
If you are in a movie theater, you can look two people down and they are laughing while you are laughing or… — 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
“Patrick said that the problem was that since everything has happened already, it makes it hard to break new ground. Nobody can… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I look at people holdings hands in the hallways, and I try to think how it all works. At the school dances,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
in the last month or so, i have read the great gatsby and a separate peace. i am starting to see a… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I used to listen to it all the time when I was little and thinking about grown-up things. I would go to… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
And all the books you've read have been read by other people. And all the songs you've loved have been heard by… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
there is this one photograph... that is just beautiful. it would be impossible to describe how beautiful it is, but i’ll try.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
And I thought about how many people have loved those songs. And how many people got through a lot of bad times… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Sam tapped her hand on the steering wheel. Patrick held his hand outside the car and made air waves. I just sat… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I had an amazing feeling when I finally held the tape in my hand. I just thought to myself that in the… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Patrick started driving really fast, and just before we got to the tunnel. Sam stood up, and the wind turned her dress… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Craig said the problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Like I told you, Sam and Patrick love their big song, so I thought I'd read it to have something to discuss… — 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
