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 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
I've never understood the need people have to dictate morality to other people. I really don't know what it is. I don't… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
She said that by introducing me to all these great things, Mary Elizabeth gained a “superior position” that she wouldn’t need if… — Stephen Chbosky 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 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
Girls like guys to be a challenge. It gives them some mold to fit in how they act. Like a mom. What… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms? — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind… — 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
I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial that advertised an exercise machine.… — 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
