“She wasn't bitter. But it was a hopeful kind of sad that just takes time” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It is important to say "sir" at these moments. And if they ever call you by your first-middle-last name, you better watch… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I don't know if it is important to tell you all this, but at the time, it felt like a “breakthrough”.” — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“That nice feeling when you look in the mirror, and your hair's right for the first time in your life? I don;t… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
The inside jokes weren't jokes anymore. They had become stories. Nobody brought up the bad names or the bad times. And nobody… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“I was last. Sam walked up and held me for a long time. Finally she whispered in my ear. She said a… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I remembered this one time that I never told anybody about. The time we were walking. Just the three of us. I… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Anyway, they have this discussion, and the kid is an idealist in a temporary way. He talks about his "restless generation" and… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“That's when I started thinking about my sister. I thought about the time when she and her friends painted my fingernails, and… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
“Patrick gave me a dare. I don't even think he knew what he was doing, but he gave it to me anyway.… — 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
