Quotes from Stephen Chbosky

I wish I knew. It might make me miss him more clearly. It might have made sad sense.

The only perspective is to really be there.

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.

When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek. He wiped my lip print off with his palm and gave me a look. He doesn't like the boys in the family to touch him. But I'm very glad that I did it anyway in case he dies. I never got to do that with my Aunt Helen.

So I started shoveling Bob's driveway, which is a strange thing to do at a New Years Eve Party

But at one point, Craig was talking about something, and Sam turned to me and smiled. It was a movie smile in slow motion, and then everything was okay.

I couldn't believe Sam actually got me a present because i honestly thought the I love you was it.

Sometimes, I think Bill forgets that I am sixteen. But I am very happy that he does.

on that piece of white paper, sam wrote, write about me sometime. and i typed something back to her, standing right there in her bedroom. i just typed. i will.

After a few minutes, it was time for me to leave. I don't know who decides these things. It just happens.

My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes.

And then Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them in silhouette. Running after the sun. Then, I started running. And everything was as good as it could be.

For me personally, as much as I don't understand my mom and dad and as much as I feel sorry for them sometimes, I can't help but love them very much.

Things get worse before they get better, but this is a worse that feels too big.

I spent all night working on it, and I hope Patrick likes it as much as I do. Especially the second side. I hope it's the kind of second side that he can listen to whenever he drives alone and feel like he belongs to something whenever he's sad. I hope it can be that for him.

And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess he didn't know how much she talked or how much I listened.

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 mundo y él compra uno para su madre, ya que ella también estuvo allí. Creo que sería bonito.

The sound of the radio fades to nothing because the waves just can't reach

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 talk about all the great things she exposed me to all the time. I don't understand that. I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.

Some people's fake is more honest than other people's real.

He's a wallflower. And Bob nodded his head. And the whole room nodded their head. And i started to feel nervous in the Bob way, but Patrick didn't let me get too nervous. He sat down next to me. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.

To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting.

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, Patrick? If I were gay, I'd want to date you. Of course.

and let the quiet put things where they're supposed to be