Stephen Chbosky: Quotes about love

“I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”

“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.”

“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.”

“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.”

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

“I love Twinkies, and the reason I am saying that is because we are all supposed to think of reasons to live.”

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

“I am really in love with Sam, and it hurts very much.”

“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.”

“Sam looked at me soft. And she hugged me. And I closed my eyes because I wanted to know nothing but her arms. And she kissed my cheek and whispered so nobody could hear.
"I love you.”

“I love my mom. And this time, I told her I loved her. And she told me she loved me, too. And things were okay for a little while.”

“I really do love my sister. Especially when she's nice.”

“I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.”

“Why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't even really know me?”

“I wish I could stop being in love with Sam. I really do.”

“Love pats are soft punches of encouragement that are admistered on the knee, shoulder, and arm.”