“ I don't know if it's good or bad. I don't know if it's better to have your kids be happy and not go to college. I don't know if it's better to be close with your daughter or make sure that she has a b… Stephen Chbosky
“ 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
“ 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 this semester or ever. 'Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve. Stephen Chbosky
“ 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 great that you can listen and be a shoulder to someone, but what about when… Stephen Chbosky
“ But Mary Elizabeth felt different. She kept saying it was an articulate film. So articulate. And I guess it was. The thing is, I didn't know what it said even if it said it very well. Stephen Chbosky
“ And then he says something like this ... I would die for you. But I won't live for you. Something like that. I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the… Stephen Chbosky
“ And I could see this boy doing his homework and thinking about my sister naked. And I could see them holding hands at football games that they do not watch. And I could see this boy throwing up in the… Stephen Chbosky
“ After I finished, I just laid around in my bed, looking at the ceiling, and I smiled because it was a nice kind of quiet. Stephen Chbosky
“ The problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people... Stephen Chbosky
“ It's just hard to see a friend hurt this much. Especially when you can't do anything except 'be there.' I just want to make him stop hurting, but I can't. So I just follow him around whenever he wants… Stephen Chbosky
“ It was just something that made everyone look around at each other and know that they were there. Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific reall… Stephen Chbosky
“ I think it's nice for stars to do interviews to make us think they are just like us, but to tell you the truth, I get the feeling that it's all a big lie. The problem is I don't know who's lying. Stephen Chbosky
“ Do you think if people knew how crazy you really were, no one would ever talk to you? Stephen Chbosky
“ All I could do is lie there and think about how much her voice changed when she asked me if she was pretty, and how much she changed when I answered. Stephen Chbosky
“ And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be. Stephen Chbosky
“ I asked Patrick if he felt sad that he had to keep it a secret, and Patrick just said that he wasn't sad because at least now, Brad doesn't have to get drunk or stoned to make love. Stephen Chbosky
