If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
There are rules you follow here not because you want to, but because you have to. — 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
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 just don't want you to worry about me, or think you've met me, or waste your time anymore. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I want to make sure that the first person you kiss loves you, okay? — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I have decided that maybe I want to write when I grow up. I just don't know what I would write. — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It's just hard to see a friend hurt this much. Especially when you can't do anything except 'be there.' I just want… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
If the advice is simply to respect yourself and follow the path that you want to follow, that would be the best… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It's too bad you're not gay. Then again, if you were gay, I would never date you. You're a mess." You know,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work out the way they… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
So, tomorrow, I’m leaving. And I’m not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I’m going to do what I… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It's just that I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I want to be an author/director and I'm writing my second book now and I want to make a movie of it,… — 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… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
Maybe he didn’t really encourage me to do things, but he didn’t prevent me from doing them either. But after a while,… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
It’s like when you’re excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so happy for them.… — Stephen Chbosky Copy Share Image
I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist.… — 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
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
