“ There's something about that tunnel that leads to downtown. It's glorious at night. Just glorious. You start on one side of the mountain, and it's dark, and the radio is loud. As you enter the tunnel,… Stephen Chbosky
“ Then the movie started. It was in a foreign language and had subtitles, which was fun because I had never read a movie before. Stephen Chbosky
“ Quiero tanto a mi madre... No me importa si es cursi decirlo. Creo que en mi próximo cumpleaños voy a comprarle un regalo. Creo que esa debería ser la tradición. El hijo recibe regalos de todo el mund… 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 need the arms or something like that? Stephen Chbosky
“ I have decided that maybe I want to write when I grow up. I just don't know what I would write. 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 be exposed to all these great things if it means that I'll have to hear Mary Elizabeth… Stephen Chbosky
“ And even if she says no, and really means yes, then quite frankly she's playing games and isn't worth the price of dinner. Stephen Chbosky
“ I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have. I just need to know that someone out there listens and… Stephen Chbosky
“ There were other stories and other names. Second Base Stace, who had breasts in fourth grade and let some of the boys feel them. Vincent, who took acid and tried to flush a sofa down the toilet. Sheil… Stephen Chbosky
“ That scared me a lot. It scared me how much it scared me. Being punished for something you did not do. Or being an innocent victim. It's just something that I never want to experience. Stephen Chbosky
“ Next was Alice. I gave her a book by Anne Rice because she is always talking about her. And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess she didn't know how much she… Stephen Chbosky
“ I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people. Stephen Chbosky
“ I don't think we should base so much on weight, muscles, and a good hair day, but when it happens, it's nice. It really is. Stephen Chbosky