“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
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The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a young adult coming-of-age epistolary novel by American writer Stephen Chbosky, which was first published on February 1, 1999, by Pocket Books. Set in the early 1990s, the novel follows Charlie, an introverted teenager, through his freshman year of high school in a Pittsburgh suburb. The novel details Charlie’s unconventional style of thinking as he navigates between the worlds of adolescence and adulthood, and attempts to deal with poignant questions spurred by his interactions with both his friends and family.
“I didn't know that other people thought things about me. I didn't know that they looked.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“It's much easier not to know things sometimes.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Variant: It’s much easier not to know things sometimes.
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“Enjoy it. Because it's happening.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“I would die for you. But I won't live for you.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Variant: Everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other
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“It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“This moment will just be another story someday.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Variant: I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people.
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“You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Variant: He's a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.
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Variant: If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.
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Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Variant: And she kissed me. It was the kind of kiss that I could never tell my friends about out loud. It was the kind of kiss that made me know that I was never so happy in my whole life.
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“So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them.”
Stephen Chbosky book The Perks of Being a Wallflower
Variant: So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them.
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