Quotes About Acceptance

If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

Do you think if people knew how crazy you really were, no one would ever talk to you?

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. To make this all go away. And disappear. I know that's wrong because it's my responsibility, and I know that things get worse before they get better because that's what my psychiatrist says, but this is a worse that feels too big.

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.

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.

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.

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. You're a freak, you know that? Everyone says so. They always have. I'm trying not to be." Then, I turned around and walked to my room and closed my door and put my head under my pillow and let the quiet put things where they are supposed to be.[pp.28]

You ever think Charlie, that our group is the same as any other group like a football team? And the only real difference between us is what we wear and why we wear it?

It's much easier not to know things sometimes. And to have french fries with your mom be enough.

I am below average!

I know that I brought this all on myself. I know that I deserve this. I'd do anything not to be this way.

So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them.

Love always, Charlie

That nice feeling when you look in the mirror, and your hair's right for the first time in your life? 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.

and for the first time in my life I understand the end of that poem. And I never wanted to. You have to believe me.

He got this very serious look on his face after I told him, and he said something to me I don't think I will forget this semester or ever. 'Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve.

It suddenly dawned on me that if Michael were still around, Susan probably wouldn't be going out with him anymore. Not because she's a bad person or shallow or mean. But because things change. And friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.

You're a freak, you know that? You've always been a freak. Everyone says so. They always have. I'm trying not to be.

I told him about the boy [...] hitting my sister [...] He got this very serious look on his face after I told him, and he said something to me I don't think I will forget [...] ever. Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve.

You know what they say, if you make atleast one friend on your first day you're doing okay

It's like if I blamed my Aunt Helen, I would have to blame her dad for hitting her, and the friend of the family that fooled around with her when she was little. And the person that fooled around with him. And God for not stopping this and things that much worse. And I did do that for a while, but then I just couldn't anymore. Because it wasn't going anywhere. Because it wasn't the point.

I try to remind myself when I feel great like this that there will be another terrible week coming someday.

Then, Patrick pointed at me, and said something to Bob. He's something, isn't he? Bob nodded his head. Patrick then said something I don't think I'll ever forget. Hes a wallflower. And Bob really 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.

In other words, there was no pain. There was no pain anymore.