--- title: "6 Aunt Quotes By Stephen Chbosky" description: "6 Aunt quotes by Stephen Chbosky. Plus more from Stephen Chbosky and more Aunt sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/stephen-chbosky-387_aunt_when-we-were-all-getting-ready-to-leave_71715.jpg" --- > [When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/when-we-were-all-getting-ready-to-leave-i-walked-up-to-my-grandfather/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a45/stephen-chbosky-387_aunt_when-we-were-all-getting-ready-to-leave_71715.jpg) > [Despite everything my mom and doctor and dad have said to me about blame, I can't stop thinking what I know. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/despite-everything-my-mom-and-doctor-and-dad-have-said-to-me-about/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/408/stephen-chbosky-387_alive_despite-everything-my-mom-and-doctor-and_479186.png) > [When I was driving home, I just thought about the word 'special'. And I thought the last person who said that about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/when-i-was-driving-home-i-just-thought-about-the-word-special-and-i/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5f7/stephen-chbosky-387_aunt_when-i-was-driving-home-i-just-thought-a_886258.jpg) > [“My mom usually helps her aunt prepare the food, which my grandfather always says is "too dry" even if it's soup. And…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/my-mom-usually-helps-her-aunt-prepare-the-food-which-my-grandfather/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/5e6/stephen-chbosky-387_aunt_my-mom-usually-helps-her-aunt-prepare-th_1030244.jpg) > [“And I know that my aunt Helen would still be alive today if she just bought me one present like everybody else.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/and-i-know-that-my-aunt-helen-would-still-be-alive-today-if-she-just/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/c95/stephen-chbosky-387_aunt_and-i-know-that-my-aunt-helen-would-stil_1360275.png) > [Do you enjoy holidays with your family? I don't mean your mom and dad family, but your uncle and aunt and cousin…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/do-you-enjoy-holidays-with-your-family-i-don-t-mean-your-mom-and-dad/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c6/stephen-chbosky-387_aunt_do-you-enjoy-holidays-with-your-family-i_2500584.png) ## Other authors on Aunt ## More by Stephen Chbosky > [Sam dropped me off. When she was too far away to see me, I started to cry again. Because she was my friend again.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/sam-dropped-me-off-when-she-was-too-far-away-to-see-me-i-started-to/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/it-s-great-that-you-can-listen-and-be-a-shoulder-to-someone-but-what/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/most-of-the-people-i-know-who-were-raised-to-be-accommodating-or-were/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [I don’t want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can’t think again. Not ever again.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/i-don-t-want-to-start-thinking-again-not-like-i-have-this-last-week-i/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [“And then Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them in silhouette. Running after the sun. Then,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/and-then-patrick-started-running-after-the-sunset-and-sam-immediately/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [That was always my hope that that is exactly what I would do. It was always part of the dream of this story -…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/that-was-always-my-hope-that-that-is-exactly-what-i-would-do-it-was/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/and-she-says-she-wants-to-expose-me-to-all-these-great-things-and-to/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [“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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/i-m-sorry-i-bothered-you-susan-i-m-just-having-a-tough-time-that-s/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/when-we-were-all-getting-ready-to-leave-i-walked-up-to-my-grandfather/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/it-s-like-he-would-take-a-photograph-of-sam-and-the-photograph-would/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/five-minutes-of-a-lifetime-were-truly-spent-and-we-felt-young-in-a/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/i-feel-like-a-big-faker-because-i-ve-been-putting-my-life-back/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/so-this-is-my-life-and-i-want-you-to-know-i-am-both-happy-and-sad-and/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/if-you-care-about-somebody-you-should-want-them-to-be-happy-even-if/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/i-wasn-t-raised-very-religiously-because-my-parents-went-to-catholic/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/aunt/stephen-chbosky/#itemlist", "name": "6 Aunt Quotes By Stephen Chbosky", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek. He wiped my lip print off with his palm and gave me a look. He doesn't like the boys in the family to touch him. But I'm very glad that I did it anyway in case he dies. 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