“It was hard to listen to her all the time without getting to say anything back” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“She wasn't bitter. But it was a hopeful kind of sad that just takes time” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“This is not a time for heroes because nobody will let that happen” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“It was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I love my mom. And this time, I told her I loved her. And she told me she loved me, too. And… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“It’s like my very first memory, which I guess is the first time I was aware that I was alive.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I put the book down and went to the window. I stared at my reflection and the trees behind it for a… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
After a few minutes, it was time for me to leave. I don't know who decides these things. It just happens. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
And I guess I realized at that moment that I really did love her. Because there was nothing to gain, and that… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“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… — 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
“That nice feeling when you look in the mirror, and your hair's right for the first time in your life? I don;t… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I was last. Sam walked up and held me for a long time. Finally she whispered in my ear. She said a… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I remembered this one time that I never told anybody about. The time we were walking. Just the three of us. I… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
But in that moment when my brother took the field, all that washed away, and everyone was proud... I looked up at… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
The inside jokes weren't jokes anymore. They had become stories. Nobody brought up the bad names or the bad times. And nobody… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I think it was the first time in my life I ever felt like I looked “good”. Do you know what I… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
As I was walking up the stairs to dad's old room, and I was looking at the photographs, I started thinking that… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“This is happening, I am here and I am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Every time I see this one particular movie star on a magazine, I can't help but feel terribly sorry for her because… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Anyway, they have this discussion, and the kid is an idealist in a temporary way. He talks about his "restless generation" and… — 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 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
“That's when I started thinking about my sister. I thought about the time when she and her friends painted my fingernails, and… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I must have been in the car for a long time because eventually my sister found me there. I was chain-smoking cigarettes… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I don’t know if I will have the time to write any more letters, because I might be too busy trying to… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Patrick gave me a dare. I don't even think he knew what he was doing, but he gave it to me anyway.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“For the first time in my life, I understood the end of that poem. And I never wanted to. You have to… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.à — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
and for the first time in my life I understand the end of that poem. And I never wanted to. You have… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work out the way they… — 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
