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Quotes About Authenticity

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
She thanked me for not trying to make what I did seem less by offering a lot of excuses.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I didn't do things because I didn't want him to think different about me.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I think it's nice for stars to do interviews to make us think they are just like us, but to tell you the truth, 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 be somebody's crush. 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.
~ 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. Well, sometimes, I can do that, but I don't need an hour in front of a mirror.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I was just trying to be a friend,' I said. 'But you weren't, Charlie. At those times, you weren't being his friend at all. Because you weren't honest with him.
~ Stephen Chbosky
You know I blamed Craig for not letting me do things? You know how stupid I feel about that now? Maybe he didn't really 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 to think 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?
~ Stephen Chbosky
It was the look on her face when she said it. And how much she meant it. It suddenly made everything seem like it really was. I felt terrible. Just terrible.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I think its bad when the most honest way a boy can look at a girl is through a camera.
~ Stephen Chbosky
First, I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other. Second, the fights are always the same.
~ Stephen Chbosky
And I think it's bad when the most honest way a boy can look at a girl is through a camera.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want to 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.
~ Stephen Chbosky
So, tomorrow, I'm leaving. And I'm not going to let that happen again with anyone else. 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. But right now I'm here with you. And I want to know where you are, what you need, and what you want to do.
~ Stephen Chbosky
It's just that I don't want to be somebody's crush. 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.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Maybe it's good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there. Like Sam said. Because it's okay to feel things. And be who you are about them.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Because I started to think that I didn't know who Mary Elizabeth was at all. I'm not saying she was lying to me, but she just acted so different before I got to know her, and if she really isn't like what she was at the beginning, I wish she could have just said so.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I'm going to be who I really am. And I'm going to figure out what that is.
~ Stephen Chbosky
He was a real man.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I don´t want to be somebody´s crush, if somebody likes me, i want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.
~ Stephen Chbosky
At those times, you weren't being his friend at all. Because you weren't honest with him.
~ Stephen Chbosky
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
~ Stephen Chbosky
First, I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.
~ Stephen Chbosky
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.
~ Stephen Chbosky