Stephen Chbosky Quotes

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She wasn't bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time.

Stephen Chbosky

Sad, I Hate You, Hopeful

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.187, Simon and Schuster

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It's nice to have things to look forward to.

Stephen Chbosky

Nice, Looks

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.198, Simon and Schuster

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I don't know how much longer I can keep going without a friend. I used to be able to do it very easily, but that was before I knew what having a friend was like.

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Able, Used, Know How

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.138, Simon and Schuster

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Enjoy it. Because it's happening.

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Inspirational, Meaningful, Enjoy

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There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.

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Happiness, Bad Day, Laughing

Stephen Chbosky (2012). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, p.159, Simon and Schuster

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So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of 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 to feel okay about them.

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Inspiring, Hard Times, Trying

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.200, Simon and Schuster

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You should tell her how nice her outfit is because her outfit is her choice whereas her face isn't.

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Nice, Choices, Faces

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.84, Simon and Schuster

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If you are in a movie theater, you can look two people down and they are laughing while you are laughing or you can look three people down and they love that song that you love. It is living proof that you are not alone.

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Song, Two, People

"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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And I guess I realized at that moment that I really did love her. Because there was nothing to gain, and that didn't matter.

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Matter, Gains, Moments

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.170, Simon and Schuster

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This moment will just be another story someday.

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Life, Stories, Moments

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.56, Simon and Schuster

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If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out.

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Wind, Care, Want

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I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.

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Together, Bigs, Nobody Knows

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.99, Simon and Schuster

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Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

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Inspirational, Life, Change

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower". Book by Stephen Chbosky, www.huffingtonpost.com. February 1, 1999.

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You can't just sit there and put everyone's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things.

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Love You, Thinking, Perks Of A Wallflower

Stephen Chbosky (1999). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, MTV Books

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Standing on the fringes of life... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

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Unique, Perspective, Looks

"The Perks of Being a Wallflower". Book by Stephen Chbosky, synopsis from the Inside Flap, www.amazon.co.uk. 2009.

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I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is.

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Figures, Watson

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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.

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Inspiration, Cheer Up, Special

Stephen Chbosky (2012). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower”, p.181, Simon and Schuster

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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.

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Love, Inspirational, Sadness

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.11, Simon and Schuster

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And all the books you've read have been read by other people. And all the songs you've loved have been heard by other people. And that girl that's pretty to you is pretty to other people. and that if you looked at these facts when you were happy, you would feel great because you are describing 'unity.

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Girl, Song, Book

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.94, Simon and Schuster

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I want to make sure that the first person you kiss loves you, okay?

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Love You, Kissing, Want

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.71, Simon and Schuster

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Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

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Light, Downtown, Wonder

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.44, Simon and Schuster

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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.

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Lonely, School, Thinking

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.128, Simon and Schuster

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To tell you the truth I love Sam. It's not a movie kind of love either. I just look at her sometimes and I think she is the prettiest and nicest person in the whole world.

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Thinking, Looks, World

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.51, Simon and Schuster

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Most of the people I know who were raised to be accommodating or were raised to just be nice and put everybody's needs ahead of theirs, there comes a moment when the pressure builds and they can't do it anymore. They have needs and they feel neglected and they usually explode.

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Nice, People, Needs

"Biography / Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.

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And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess he didn't know how much she talked or how much I listened.

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Believe, Know How, Rice

Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.69, Simon and Schuster

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Born: January 25, 1970
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