Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker,... — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop your books and run… — 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
Old pictures look very rugged and young, and the people in the photographs always seem a lot happier than you are. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It's kind of like when you look at yourself in the mirror and you say your name. And it gets to a… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
To tell you the truth I love Sam. It's not a movie kind of love either. I just look at her sometimes… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And… — 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 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
When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on… — 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 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 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
I look at the field, and I think about the boy who just made the touchdown. I think that these are the… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It's like he would take a photograph of Sam, and the photograph would be beautiful. And he would think that the reason… — 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
was very fun to be around. She liked movies, and her brother Frank made her tapes of this great music that she… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they're here. If… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It's kind of like when you look at yourself in the mirror and you say your name. And it gets to a… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
And when she started becoming a “young lady,” and no one was allowed to look at her because she thought she was… — 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
