Quotes from book

The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Sam has brown hair and very, very pretty green eyes. The kind of green that doesn't make a big deal about itself.”

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

“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.”

“Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder.”

“Sam dropped me off. When she was too far away to see me, I started to cry again. Because she was my friend again. And that was enough for me.”

“They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend.”

“As you see the opening get closer, you just can't get fast enough. And finally, just when you think you'll never get there, you see the opening right in front of you.”

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

“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.”

“When the police came, they found my brother asleep on the roof. Nobody knows how he got there.”

“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.”

“I just think it's bad when a boy looks at a girl and thinks that the way he sees her is better than she actually is. And I think it's bad when the most honest way a boy can look at a girl is through a camera.”

“I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere.”

“The movie itself was very interesting, but I didn't think it was very good because I didn't really feel different when it was over.”

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

“Do you think if people knew how crazy you really were, no one would ever talk to you?”

“It’s strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal.”

“My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes.”

“I know that I brought this all on myself. I know that I deserve this. I'd do anything not to be this way. I'd do anything to make it up to everyone. And to not have to see a psychiatrist, who explains to me about being "passive aggressive.”