“It was hard to listen to her all the time without getting to say anything back” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I don't want to be just another thing mary elizabeth is in charge of” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I put my head under my pillow and let the quiet put things where they are supposed to be.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Harold and Maude' was a seminal movie for me because it's not only a beautiful love story, but it's also about the… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I hate you." I love you." You're a freak, you know that? Everyone says so. They always have." I'm trying not to… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other. — Stephen Chbosky 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
“It was the look on her face when she said it. And how much she meant it. It suddenly made everything seem… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Love pats are soft punches of encouragement that are admistered on the knee, shoulder, and arm. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“My dad kept giving me "love pats." Love pats are soft punches of encouragement that are administered on the knee, shoulder, and… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing"; - "We accept the love we think… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I don't want to be somebody's crush. If someone likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I told him about the boy [...] hitting my sister [...] He got this very serious look on his face after I… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“So, if this does end up being my last letter, please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're… — Stephen Chbosky 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 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 Copy Share Image
“On that piece of white paper, Sam wrote, "Write about me sometime." And I typed back to her, standing right there in… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“It's sweet and everything, but it's like you're not even there sometimes. It's great that you can listen and be a shoulder… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Charlie, don’t you get it? I can’t feel that. It’s sweet and everything, but it’s like you’re not even there sometimes. It’s… — 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
“She also keeps talking about the Billie Holiday record she bought for me. And she says she wants to expose me to… — Stephen Chbosky 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 Copy Share Image
“Charlie ... have you ever kissed a girl?" I shook my head no. It was so quiet. "Not even when you were… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I asked Patrick if he felt sad that he had to keep it a secret, and Patrick just said that he wasn't… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I want to make sure that the first person you kiss loves you, okay? — 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
You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You… — 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… — 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
And how different her face looked the first time she really liked a boy who was not on a poster on her… — 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 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 if they… — Stephen Chbosky 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 needs ahead… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
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 Image
“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 Image
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 Image
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 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 away.” — 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 the cheek.… — 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 the photograph… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
![“I told him about the boy [...] hitting my sister [...] He got this very serious look on his face after I told him, and he said something to me I don't think I will forget [...] ever. "Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve.” quote by Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/784/stephen-chbosky-387_love_i-told-him-about-the-boy-hitting-my-sist_999109.jpg)
