Stephen Chbosky Quotes
Stephen Chbosky Quotes
Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.
3314 We accept the love we think we deserve.
2637 I would die for you. But I won't live for you.
4321 What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms?
2669 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.
4424 And I thought that all those little kids are going to grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the things that we do. And they will all kiss someone someday. But for now, sledding is enough. I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn't.
1950 please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.
1647 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.
1400 I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with someone even if they could have. I need to know these people exist.
3662 It’s strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal.
2637 I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.
2992 It's much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.
2777 So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.
3126 I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.
3730 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.
2120 I hate you."
I love you."
You're a freak, you know that? Everyone says so. They always have."
I'm trying not to be.
2568 I feel infinite.
4365 It's nice to have things to look forward to.
2815 I was in my bed trying to figure out why sometimes you can wake up and go back to sleep and other times you can't
1320 As you see the opening get closer, you just can't get fast enough. And finally, just when you think you'll never get there, you see the opening right in front of you.
1474 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.
3657 There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.
2515 On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead.
2627 But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things.
2705 Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing"; - "We accept the love we think we deserve,
3835 The fights are always the same
1824 Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.
1029 Patrick actually used to be popular before Sam bought him some good music.
3647 Incidentally, I only have one cavity, and as much as my dentist asks me to, I just can't bring myself to floss.
4995 He said it was the kind of book you made your own.
2490 Everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other
3160 The family watched It's a Wonderful Life, which is a very beautiful movie and all I could think was why didn't they make a movie about uncle Billy?...Because he was a drunk and fat and lost all that money in the first place. I wanted an angel to come down and show us how uncle Billy's life had meaning
3313 The two families really don't like each other, except for all us younger cousins because we don't know any better.
3113 If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.
1273 Next was Alice. I gave her a book by Anne Rice because she is always talking about her. And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess she didn't know how much she talked or how much I listen.
2252 Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend.
2786 If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out.
2493 And then he says something like this ... "I would die for you. But I won't live for you." Something like that. I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people.
1558 And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend.
3040 I don't remember where we were walking to or where we were walking from. I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere.
2430 So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know them. But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try and feel okay about them.
1807 Moriría por usted. Pero no viviré para usted.
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