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Quotes About Youth

Sam tapped her hand on the steering wheel. Patrick held his hand outside the car and made air waves. And I just sat between them. After the song finished, I said something. "I feel infinite.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I saw other people there. Old men sitting alone. Young girls with blue eye shadow and awkward jaws. Little kids who looked tired. Fathers in nice coats who looked even more tired. Kids working behind counters of the food places who looked like they hadn't had the will to live for hours. The machines kept opening and closing. The people kept giving money and getting their change. And it all felt very unsettlingly to me.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Patrick used to be popular, until Sam bought him some good music.
~ Stephen Chbosky
The reason I am thinking so far in advance is because school is terribly lonely. I think I've said that before, but it's getting harder every day.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I drove home listening to some of the songs we listened to those times when we were infinite.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Todos tenían frases de canciones pop que tenían algo que ver con el futuro
~ Stephen Chbosky
She was being like those bratty girls in movies from the 1980s, and my mom kept saying Young Lady after every sentence.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Old pictures look very rugged and young, and the people in the photographs always seem a lot happier than you are... I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I think its bad when the most honest way a boy can look at a girl is through a camera.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I look at people holding hands in the hallways, and I try to think about how it all works.
~ 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
And we were talking about things that seemed important at the time. And we were looking up that hill. And then Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them in silhouette. Running after the sun. Then, I started running. And everything was as good as it could be.
~ Stephen Chbosky
I guess I could tell people about Punk Rocky and walking home from school and things like that. Maybe these are my glory days, and I'm not even realizing it because they don't involve a ball.
~ Stephen Chbosky
The two families really don't like each other, except for all us younger cousins because we don't know any better.
~ Stephen Chbosky
This is happening, I am here and I am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This one moment when you know you're not a sad story. You are alive, and you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you're listening to that song and that drive with the people you love most in this world. And in this moment I swear, we are infinite.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Old pictures look very rugged and young, and the people in the photographs always seem a lot happier than you are. My
~ Stephen Chbosky
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.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Then, we all laughed because we knew we could get in trouble for swearing, but the strength of our numbers would prevent any retribution.
~ Stephen Chbosky
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.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Is that you, Charlie? Sam's making me a milkshake.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Anyway, they have this discussion, and the kid is an idealist in a temporary way. He talks about his restless generation and things like that. And he says something like, This is not a time for heroes because nobody will let that happen. The book takes place in the 1920's, which I thought was great because I supposed the same kind of conversation could happen in the Big Boy. It probably already did with our parents and grandparents. It was probably happening with us right now.
~ Stephen Chbosky
he herd that it was some kid's suicide note. I really hope it wasn't because then I don't know if I like the ending
~ Stephen Chbosky
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.
~ Stephen Chbosky
Pensó que hay un momento en el que se termina la niñez y deseo que ese momento estuviera lejos.
~ Stephen Chbosky