--- title: "4 Nervous Quotes By Stephen Chbosky" description: "4 Nervous quotes by Stephen Chbosky. Plus more from Stephen Chbosky and more Nervous sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/stephen-chbosky-387_brother_but-in-that-moment-when-my-brother-took_184243.png" --- > [But in that moment when my brother took the field, all that washed away, and everyone was proud... I looked up at…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/but-in-that-moment-when-my-brother-took-the-field-all-that-washed/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d3/stephen-chbosky-387_brother_but-in-that-moment-when-my-brother-took_184243.png) > [“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.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/charlie-uh-huh-do-you-like-me-uh-huh-you-know-what-i-mean-uh-huh-are/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/73b/stephen-chbosky-387_charlie_charlie-uh-huh-do-you-like-me-uh-huh-you_1709455.png) > [He's a wallflower." And Bob nodded his head. And the whole room nodded their head. And i started to feel nervous in…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/he-s-a-wallflower-and-bob-nodded-his-head-and-the-whole-room-nodded/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/282/stephen-chbosky-387_bob_he-s-a-wallflower-and-bob-nodded-his-hea_1895129.png) > [“I thought if I didnt take a break, I would do something even worse. Like yell or hang up the phone.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephen-chbosky/i-thought-if-i-didnt-take-a-break-i-would-do-something-even-worse/) [Stephen Chbosky](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephen-chbosky/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/cb6/stephen-chbosky-387_anger_i-thought-if-i-didnt-take-a-break-i-woul_2614394.png) ## Other authors on Nervous - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-timothy-leary-91038.jpg) Timothy Leary 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/timothy-leary/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b018/author-nirmala-srivastava-71652.jpg) Nirmala Srivastava 11 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/nirmala-srivastava/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b017/author-marshall-mcluhan-64589.jpg) Marshall McLuhan 8 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/marshall-mcluhan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b008/author-deepak-chopra-28468.jpg) Deepak Chopra 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/deepak-chopra/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/rick-riordan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b005/author-bernie-sanders-17420.jpg) Bernie Sanders 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/bernie-sanders/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b023/author-sylvia-plath-88486.jpg) Sylvia Plath 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/sylvia-plath/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b016/author-marianne-williamson-63745.jpg) Marianne Williamson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/marianne-williamson/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b014/author-kate-bush-55390.jpg) Kate Bush 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/kate-bush/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b013/author-john-green-51499.jpg) John Green 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/john-green/) - [Garbine Muguruza 5 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/garbine-muguruza/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b009/author-francis-bacon-35434.jpg) Francis Bacon 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/nervous/francis-bacon/) ## 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/nervous/stephen-chbosky/#itemlist", "name": "4 Nervous Quotes By Stephen Chbosky", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "But in that moment when my brother took the field, all that washed away, and everyone was proud... I looked up at my dad, and he was smiling. 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