Stephen Chbosky: Trending quotes (page 3)

“I just don't want you to worry about me, or think you've met me, or waste your time anymore.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Thinking , Time

“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.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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“It's strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that's kind of how it felt.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Books , Reading

“What's your favorite book?
"The last one I read.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Books , Reading

“He’s my whole world.”
“Don’t ever say that about anyone again. Not even me.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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World

“I’m so sorry that I wasted your time because you really do mean a lot to me and I hope you have a very nice life because I really think you deserve it. I really do. I hope you do, too. Okay, then. Goodbye.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Life , Hope , Thinking , Time

“Patrick actually used to be popular before Sam bought him some good music.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Music

“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.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Variant: If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.
Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Thinking

“I was looking at the photographs and I started thinking that there was a time when these weren't memories.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Thinking , Memory , Time

“And I closed my eyes because I wanted to know nothing but her arms.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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“people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work out the way they want.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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People , Way , Time

“Have you ever done that? You feel really bad, and then it goes away, and you don’t know why.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Feeling

“Sometimes, I look outside, and I think that a lot of other people have seen this snow before. Just like I think that a lot of other people have read those books before. And listened to those songs.
I wonder how they feel tonight.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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People , Books , Feeling , Thinking

“I have finished To Kill a Mockingbird. It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I always think that until I read another book.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Books , Thinking , Time , Reading

“As much as I feel sad, I think that not knowing is what really bothers me.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Sadness , Feeling , Thinking

“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.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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“I really think that everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Thinking

“Why do I and everyone I love pick people who treat us like we're nothing"; - "We accept the love we think we deserve”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Love , People , Thinking

“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”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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Sleep , Time