Quotes from Stephen Chbosky

I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn't.

Selbst Monster waren liebenswert, wenn sie klein waren.

If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me. And if they do something I don't like, I'll tell them.

I just wanted to know what to buy my dad because I love him. And I don't know him.

No porque no pensara que fueras genial. Es solo que no quiero ser el amor platónico de nadie. Si le gusto a alguien, quiero que sea mi verdadero yo el que le guste, no lo que piense que soy. Y no quiero que se lo guarde. Quiero que me lo demuestre, para poder sentirlo también. Quiero que sea capaz de hacer lo que quiera hacer estando conmigo. Y si hace algo que no me gusta, se lo diré.

Welche zwei Arten von Menschen sehen Dinge, die es nicht gibt, Kate? Visionäre und Psychotiker.

Unterdrücke deine Angst oder lass dich von ihr verschlingen.

he tried another poem and he called it Absolutely Nothing because that's what it was really all about

Du bist nicht deshalb mächtig, weil du stark bist, Christopher. Du bist mächtig, weil du gut bist.

I guess Zen is a day like this when you are part of the air and remember things.

I ate the brownie, and it tasted a little weird, but it was still a brownie, so I still liked it. But this was not an ordinary brownie. Since you are older, I think you know what kind of brownie it was.

Y creo que todo el mundo es especial a su manera. Lo creo de verdad.

It's getting that bad again.

Maybe he didn't encourage me to do things, but he didn't prevent me from doing them either. But after a while, I didn't do things because I didn't want him thinking different about me. But the thing is, I wasn't being honest. So, why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't really even know me?

I almost didn't get an A in math, but then Mr. Carlo told me to stop asking why? all the time and just follow the formulas. So, I did. Now, I get perfect scores on all my tests. I just wish I knew what the formulas did. I honestly have no idea.

Tenemos el amor que creemos merecer

There is a lot to tell you about the last two weeks. A lot of it is good, but a lot of it is bad. Again, I don't know why this always happens.

I just wanted someone to tell me the truth

I said yes because I didn't want to do anything wrong.

I had an amazing feeling when I finally held the tape in my hand. I just thought to myself that in the palm of my hand, there was this one tape that had all of these memories and feelings and great joy and sadness. Right there in the palm of my hand. And I thought about how many people have loved those songs. And how many people got through a lot of bad times because of those songs. And how many people enjoyed good times with those songs. And how much those songs really mean.

I have taken all my finals for the semester, and it has been very busy, and I would have told you all about it, but it just doesn't seem as interesting as these other things that have to do with holidays.

Se está lendo estas palavras, você VENCEU hoje. Está aqui. Está vivo. Tem opções. Pode se livrar de uma situação ruim. Seguir em frente. Reagir. Sair. Terminar. Convidar ela (ou ele) para sair. Escrever aquele livro. Compor aquela música. Ouvir a música. Assumir a direção. Aproveitar a oportunidade. E viver. Não importa a estratégia que escolher, você VENCE.

Especially since I know that if they went to another school, the person who had their heart broken would have had their heart broken by somebody else, so why does it have to be so personal?

don't know if you've ever felt like that. 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. I think wanting that is very morbid, but I want it when I get like this. That's why I'm trying not to think. I just want it all to stop spinning.