Stephen Chbosky Quotes - Page 11

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• 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.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Believe, Firsts, Ends

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.95, Simon and Schuster

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• They are all my favourites. All of them.

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• I think on my next birthday, I'm going to buy her a present. I think that should be the tradition. The kid gets gifts from everybody, and he buys one present for his mom since she was there, too. I think that would be nice.

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  Mom, Nice, Kids

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.179, Simon and Schuster

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• She said that by introducing me to all these great things, Mary Elizabeth gained a “superior position” that she wouldn’t need if she was confident about herself. She also said that people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don’t, nothing will work out the way they want.

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  Work Out, People, Trying

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.126, Simon and Schuster

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• Patrick started driving really fast, and just before we got to the tunnel. Sam stood up, and the wind turned her dress into ocean waves. When we hit the tunnel, all the sound got scooped up into a vacuum, and it was replaced by a song on the tape player. A beautiful song called “Landslide.” When we got out of the tunnel, Sam screamed this really fun scream, and there it was. Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

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  Beautiful, Song, Fun

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• I just listened to the music, and breathed in the day, and remembered things. Things like walking around the neighborhood and looking at the houses and the lawns and the colorful trees and having that be enough.

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  House, Tree, Enough

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.46, Simon and Schuster

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• Not everyone has a sob story, Charlie, and even if they do, it's no excuse.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Stories, No Excuses, Perks Of A Wallflower

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

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• And she says she wants to expose me to all these great things. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to be exposed to all these great things if it means that I'll have to hear Mary Elizabeth talk about all the great things she exposed me to all the time. I don't understand that. I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.

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  Mean, Giving, Records

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.125, Simon and Schuster

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• I said no to having a beer. I once had a beer with my brother when I was twelve, and I just didn't like it. It's really that simple for me. [pp.37]

  Stephen Chbosky

  Brother, Beer, Simple

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• I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting.

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  Interesting, Significance, Very Interesting

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.53, Simon and Schuster

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• Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Kids, Looks, Lockers

  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.16, Simon and Schuster

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• And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

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  Infinity, Infinite, Moments

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

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• Part of the reason I wrote the book was I wanted to understand for myself why such good people let themselves get treated so badly.

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  Book, People, Reason

  "INTERVIEW – Stephen Chbosky brings ‘Perks of Being a Wallflower’ to moviegoers". Interview with Brent Hankins, nerdrepository.com. September 27, 2012.

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• Writing a novel is a lot like directing a movie because you are creating a world and a tone, you are creating a large canvas and all the details.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Writing, Creating, Details

  Interview with Helen Earnshaw, www.femalefirst.co.uk. February 12, 2013.

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• Writing screenplays is incredibly hard. I can't call it joy. Writing Novels? Joy. Directing? Joy. Writing Screenplays? That's where you pay all your dues.

  Stephen Chbosky

  Writing, Joy, Pay

  Interview with Lisa Minzey, www.phoenixfilmfestival.com. September 27, 2012.

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• I've never understood the need people have to dictate morality to other people. I really don't know what it is. I don't know if it's fear or the belief that they know the only right way. Or maybe they see a lot of social ills and social decline, and they really think they have the elixir for it.

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  Thinking, People, Needs

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