Quotes from Stephen Chbosky

Do you always think this much, Charlie?" "Is that bad?" I just wanted someone to tell me the truth. "Not necessarily. It's just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life." Is that bad? Yes.

There's nothing like the deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons. It was that great.

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. -Sam

I know that I brought this all on myself. I know that I deserve this. I'd do anything not to be this way. I'd do anything to make it up to everyone. And to not have to see a psychiatrist, who explains to me about being "passive aggressive." And to not have to take the medicine he gives me, which is too expensive for my dad. And to not have to talk about bad memories with him. Or be nostalgic about bad things.

No el mundo arrastra una tragedia, Charlie, y aunque así fuera no los excusaría

I didn't know that other people thought things about me. I didn't know that they looked.

I just never gave God a name, if you know what I mean. I hope I haven't let Him down regardless.

This was a different kind of crying

I just wish that God or my parents or Sam or my sister or someone would just tell me what's wrong with me. Just tell me how to be different in a way that makes sense.

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 an 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.

there is nothing like taking deep breaths after laughing that hard.

Decía que el mundo podía intentar quitártelo todo una y otra vez. Pero que, al final, tenías que entregar tu orgullo.

nothing like a sore stomach for right reasons

Je crois juste que c'est mal, quand un garçon regarde une fille et s'imagine que sa façon de la regarder la rend plus belle qu'elle ne l'est en réalité.

É só que às vezes as pessoas usam o pensamento para não participar da vida.

First, I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.

La gente cambia, los amigos se van y la vida no se detiene por nadie

Friends leave and life doesn't stop for anybody

What are the two types of people who can see things that aren't there, Kate? And his quiet whisper of a punch line. Visionaries and psychopaths.

It was a movie smile in slow motion, and then everything was okay.

My mom then went into the kitchen to make my sister's favorite thing to eat, and my sister looked at me. I hate you. My sister said it different than she said it to my dad. She meant it with me. She really did. I love you, was all I could say in return.

No podemos elegir de dónde venimos, pero sí hacia dónde vamos

I figured that I should just do what I wanted to do. Not think about it. Not say it out loud.

Creo que es bueno para las estrellas hacer entrevistas para hacernos pensar que son como nosotros, pero si te digo la verdad, tengo la sensación de que todo es una gran mentira.