“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
But right now I’m here with you. And I want to know where you are, what you need, and what you want… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good… — Stephen Chbosky Facts Copy Share Image
“I drove home listening to some of the songs we listened to those times when we were infinite.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“And I could hear all these songs on the radio, but the radio wasn’t on.” — Stephen Chbosky Music Copy Share Image
“I don't know if it is important to tell you all this, but at the time, it felt like a “breakthrough”.” — Stephen Chbosky Breakthrough Copy Share Image
The movie itself was very interesting, but I didn't think it was very good because I didn't really feel different when it… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It's just that I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me,… — Stephen Chbosky Crush Copy Share Image
“The nights he would pick up someone always made him sad. It's hard, too, because Patrick began every night really excited. He… — Stephen Chbosky Every night Copy Share Image
“they were there. Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific… — Stephen Chbosky Friendship Copy Share Image
“Sam looked at me soft. And she hugged me. And I closed my eyes because I wanted to know nothing but her… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“So, when the school year ends, and I’m not your teacher anymore, I want you to know that if you ever need… — Stephen Chbosky Friend Copy Share Image
It’s like when you’re excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so happy for them.… — Stephen Chbosky Couple Copy Share Image
“It was the kind of kiss I could never tell my friends about out loud. It was the kind of kiss that… — Stephen Chbosky Kiss Copy Share Image
“I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice… — Stephen Chbosky Choice 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
I sat down and tried to write a story. "Ian MacArthur is a wonderful sweet fellow who wears glasses and peers out… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
There were other stories and other names. Second Base Stace, who had breasts in fourth grade and let some of the boys… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Then, Patrick pointed at me, and said something to Bob. "He's something, isn't he?" Bob nodded his head. Patrick then said something… — 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 did.… — Stephen Chbosky Dad Copy Share Image
“My grandfather was crying. The kind of quiet that is quiet and a secret. The kind of crying that only I noticed.… — Stephen Chbosky Bad grades Copy Share Image
“It's great that you can listen and be a shoulder to someone, but what about when someone doesn't need a shoulder. What… — Stephen Chbosky Love Copy Share Image
“That was the amazing part. Things just keep going. We didn’t talk about anything heavy or light. We were just there together.… — Stephen Chbosky Amazing 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
Do you always think this much, Charlie?" "Is that bad?" "Not necessarily. It's just that sometimes people use thought to not participate… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“First, I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other. Second, the… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
He's a wallflower." And Bob nodded his head. And the whole room nodded their head. And i started to feel nervous in… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won't tell them that people are starving in China… — Stephen Chbosky Parenting Copy Share Image
“It was like when you see a movie in the theater during the day, and when you leave the movie, you can't… — Stephen Chbosky Daylight Copy Share Image
The reason I am thinking so far in advance is because school is terribly lonely. I think I've said that before, but… — Stephen Chbosky Education Copy Share Image
“I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think everyone is special… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“But the thing is that I can hear Sam and Craig having sex, and for the first time in my life, I… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“When I was done reading the poem, everyone was quiet. A very sad quiet. But the amazing thing was that it wasn't… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I don't want to be somebody's crush.if somebody likes me, i want them to like the real me, not what they think… — Stephen Chbosky Crush Copy Share Image
“She was a very unhappy person most of her life. She went to hospitals all the time. All kinds of hospitals. Finally,… — Stephen Chbosky Family Copy Share Image
Most of the people I know who were raised to be accommodating or were raised to just be nice and put everybody's… — Stephen Chbosky Being nice Copy Share Image
I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with someone even if they… — Stephen Chbosky Life 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 Song Copy Share Image
“Di solto torno a casa a piedi da scuola, perché così ho la sensazione di essermela guadagnata. Mi spiego: voglio poter raccontare… — Stephen Chbosky Amor Copy Share Image
