“ I know that things get worse before they get better because that's what my psychiatrist says, but this is a worse that feels too big. Stephen Chbosky
“ Charlie ... have you ever kissed a girl?" I shook my head no. It was so quiet. "Not even when you were little?" I shook my head no again. And she looked very sad. She told me about the first time she… Stephen Chbosky
“ 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 want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. And I'm going to figure out what that is. Bu… Stephen Chbosky
“ I was just trying to be a friend,' I said. 'But you weren’t, Charlie. At those times, you weren’t being his friend at all. Because you weren’t honest with him. Stephen Chbosky
“ I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn't mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways. So, I was giv… Stephen Chbosky
“ I thought if I didnt take a break, I would do something even worse. Like yell or hang up the phone. Stephen Chbosky
“ On that piece of white paper, Sam wrote, "Write about me sometime." And I typed back to her, standing right there in her bedroom. I just typed. "I will."And I felt good that those were the first two w… Stephen Chbosky
“ I don't remember where we were walking to or where we were walking from. 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
“ And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend. Stephen Chbosky
“ I feel great! I really mean it. I have to remember this for the next time I’m having a terrible week. Have you ever done that? You feel really bad, and then it goes away, and you don’t know why. I try… Stephen Chbosky
“ It was the look on her face when she said it. And how much she meant it. It suddenly made everything seem like it really was. I felt terrible. Just terrible. Stephen Chbosky
“ I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with people even if they could have. I need to know that these people exist. Stephen Chbosky
“ The two families really don't like each other, except for all us younger cousins because we don't know any better. Stephen Chbosky
“ The family watched It's a Wonderful Life, which is a very beautiful movie and all I could think was why didn't they make a movie about uncle Billy?...Because he was a drunk and fat and lost all that m… Stephen Chbosky
“ To tell you the truth, I've just been avoiding everything. I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they're here. If they like their jobs. Or us.… Stephen Chbosky
