Quotes from Stephen Chbosky

And I just thought how great it was to have friends and a family.

No more pencils/no more books/no more teachers' dirty looks/when the teacher rings the bell/drop your books and run like hell.

I'm going to be who I really am. And I'm going to figure out what that is.

That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist. Or just not be aware that you do exist. Or something like that.

It would be very nice to have a friend again. I would like that even more than a date.

And I just let him. Because that's what friends are for.

You are part of an infinite family. The people who have been through terrible things and survived them. If you are reading these words. you WON today. You are here. You are alive. You have options. You can wait out a bad situation. Move on. Fight Back. Get out. Break Up. Call. Ask her (or him) out. Write that book. Write that song. Listen to the music. Take the drive. Take the chance. And Live. Whatever strategy you choose, you WIN.

I would die for you. But I won't live for you." Something

So, this is my life. And I want you to know I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.

Sometimes, my dad calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear him.

I can see it. This one moment when you know you're not a sad story. You are alive. And in this moment, I swear...we are infinite.

It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I always think that until I read another book. My

When we got out of the tunnel, Sam screamed this really fun scream, and there it was. Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

I read the book again that night because I knew that if I didn't, I would probably start crying again.

Are you okay? Leave me alone, Charlie. No, really. What's wrong? You wouldn't understand. I could try. That's a laugh. That's really a laugh. Do you want me to wake up Mom and Dad then? No. Well, maybe they could - CHARLIE! SHUT UP! OKAY?! JUST SHUT UP!

Then, we all laughed because we knew we could get in trouble for swearing, but the strength of our numbers would prevent any retribution.

I was in my bed trying to figure out why sometimes you can wake up and go back to sleep and other times you can't.

I don't want to be just another thing mary elizabeth is in charge of

One boy has it particularly hard. I won't tell you his name. But I will tell you all about him. He has very nice brown hair, and he wears it long with a ponytail. I think he will regret this when he looks back on his life.

It was hard to listen to her all the time without getting to say anything back

I just wish Mary Elizabeth would ask me questions other than "What's up?

Is that you, Charlie? Sam's making me a milkshake.

And it all felt very unsettling to me.

The saddest people smile the brightest