Quotes from bookThe Perks of Being a Wallflower
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.
“Maybe this are my glory days, and I'm not even realizing it…”
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Variant: Maybe these are my glory days, and I'm not ever realizing it because they involve a ball.
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“We didn't talk about anything heavy or light. We were just there together. And that was enough”
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“The perfect song on the perfect drive to make you feel infinite.”
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“I'm just thinking too fast-- much too fast.”
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“And I closed my eyes because I wanted to know nothing but her arms.”
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“They are all my favourites. All of them.”
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“there was a time when these weren't memories.”
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“What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms?”
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“I wanted to laugh. Or maybe get mad. Or maybe shrug at how strange everyone was, especially me.”
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“When to stopped wishing things wouldn't fall apart, you'd stop suffering when they did.”
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“What's your favorite book?
"The last one I read.”
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