“ And all the books you've read have been read by other people. And all the songs you've loved have been heard by other people. And that girl that's pretty to you is pretty to other people. and that if… Stephen Chbosky
“ No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop your books and run like hell Stephen Chbosky
“ And for the first time in my life I understand the end of that poem. And I never wanted to. You have to believe me. Stephen Chbosky
“ You know . . . a lot of kids at school hate their parents. Some of them got hit. And some of them got caught in the middle of wrong lives. Some of them were trophies for their parents to show the neig… Stephen Chbosky
“ You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things...like take their hands when the slow song comes up for a change.… Stephen Chbosky
“ To tell you the truth I love Sam. It's not a movie kind of love either. I just look at her sometimes and I think she is the prettiest and nicest person in the whole world. Stephen Chbosky
“ It’s strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal. Stephen Chbosky
“ It's like looking at all the students and wondering who's had their heart broken that day, and how they are able to cope with having three quizzes and a book report on top of that. Or wondering who di… Stephen Chbosky
“ It's kind of like when you look at yourself in the mirror and you say your name. And it gets to a point where none of it seems real. Stephen Chbosky
“ It was the kind of kiss that mademe know that I was never so happy in my whole life. Stephen Chbosky
“ It was the kind of kiss I could never tell my friends about out loud. It was the kind of kiss that made me know I was never so happy in my whole life. Stephen Chbosky
“ I wish I knew. It might make me miss him more clearly. It might have made sad sense. Stephen Chbosky
“ I want Sam to stop liking Craig.Now I guess maybe you think that’s because I am jealous of him. I’m not. Honest. It’s just that Craig doesn’t really listen to her when she talks. I don’t mean that he’… 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. Maybe that is what makes people participate. Stephen Chbosky
“ I get the feeling that it's all a big lie. The problem is I don't know who's lying. Stephen Chbosky
“ 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
“ I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other. Stephen Chbosky
“ Except that my father got a raise, and my mother didn't because she doesn't get paid for housework, and my sister stopped reading those self-esteem books because she met a new boy Stephen Chbosky
