Stephen Chbosky: Want

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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.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

love , Good Night , For Him , For Boyfriend

“It's just hard to see a friend hurt this much. Especially when you can't do anything except 'be there.' I just want to make him stop hurting, but I can't. So I just follow him around whenever he wants to show me his world.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

World , Hurt

“If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Variant: 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. And i don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so i can feel it too. - Sam
Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Feeling , Thinking

“I have decided that maybe I want to write when I grow up. I just don't know what I would write.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“I wanted to laugh. Or maybe get mad. Or maybe shrug at how strange everyone was, especially me.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Madness

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

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Happiness

“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

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Thinking , Time

“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

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

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“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

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

People , Way , Time

“I can't think again. Not ever again. I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist. Or just not be aware that you do exist. Or something like that.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Thinking , Sleep

“But right now I’m here with you. And I want to know where you are, what you need, and what you want to do.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“I'm going to do what I want to do. I'm going to be who I really am. And I'm going to figure out what that is.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

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

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Love , Kiss , Personality

“I don’t want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can’t think again. Not ever again.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Thinking

“So, tomorrow, I’m leaving. And I’m not going to let that happen again with anyone else. I’m going to do what I want to do. I’m going to be who I really am. And I’m going to figure out what that is.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“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.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Love , Kiss

“I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for thousands of years. Or just not exist..”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Sleep

“It's just hard to see a friend hurt this much. Especially when you can't do anything except "be there". I want to make him stop hurting, but I can't.”

Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Hurt