Except that my father got a raise, and my mother didn't because she doesn't get paid for housework, and my sister stopped reading those self-esteem books because she met a new boy Stephen Chbosky More Quotes by Stephen Chbosky More Quotes From Stephen Chbosky It’s like when you’re excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so happy for them. And other times you see the same couple, and they make you so mad. And all you want is to feel happy for them because you know that if you do, then it means you’re happy, too. Stephen Chbosky girl couple mean The thing is, some girls think they can actually change guys. And what’s funny is that if they actually did change them, they’d get bored. They’d have no challenge left. You just have to give girls some time to think of a new way of doing things, that’s all. Some of them will figure it out here. Some later. Some never. I wouldn’t worry about it too much. Stephen Chbosky girl giving thinking And I could see this boy doing his homework and thinking about my sister naked. And I could see them holding hands at football games that they do not watch. And I could see this boy throwing up in the bushes at a party house. And I could see my sister putting up with it. And I felt very bad for both of them. Stephen Chbosky party football boys And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn't really change the fact that you have what you have. Good and bad. Stephen Chbosky perks-of-a-wallflower good-and-bad facts Sam screamed the fun scream, and there it was. Downtown lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. and in that moment, I swear we were infinite. Stephen Chbosky light fun laughing 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. Stephen Chbosky perks-of-a-wallflower love-you thinking the juniors were acting different because they are now the seniors. They even had T-shirts made. I don't know who plans these things. Stephen Chbosky senior different acting Sam has brown hair and very, very pretty green eyes. The kind of green that doesn't make a big deal about itself. Stephen Chbosky green eye hair I sat down and tried to write a story. "Ian MacArthur is a wonderful sweet fellow who wears glasses and peers out of them with delight." That was the first sentence. The problem was that I just couldn't think of the next one. After cleaning my room three times, I decided to leave Ian alone for a while because I was starting to get mad at him. Stephen Chbosky writing sweet thinking I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere. Stephen Chbosky feelings remember firsts I look at people holdings hands in the hallways, and I try to think how it all works. At the school dances, I sit in the background, and I tap my toe, and I wonder how many couples will dance to ‘their song.’ In the hallways, I see the girls wearing the guys’ jackets, and I think about the idea of property. And I wonder if anyone is really happy. Stephen Chbosky girl couple song He was the boy that made mix tapes with themes and hand-colored covers until the day he hit my sister and stopped crying. Stephen Chbosky tape boys hands So what's the point of using words nobody else knows or can say comfortably? I just don't understand that. Stephen Chbosky using-words knows Have you ever done that? You feel really bad, and then it goes away, and you don’t know why. Stephen Chbosky done knows feels I was suddenly very aware of the fact it was me standing up in that tunnel with the wind over my face. Not caring if I saw downtown. Not even thinking about it. Because I was standing in the tunnel. And I was really there. And that was enough to make me feel infinite. Stephen Chbosky tunnels caring thinking As I was walking up the stairs to dad's old room, and I was looking at the photographs, I started thinking that there was a time when these weren't memories. That someone actually took the photograph, and the people in the photograph had just eaten lunch or something. Stephen Chbosky dad memories thinking And when she started becoming a “young lady,” and no one was allowed to look at her because she thought she was fat. And how she really wasn’t fat. And how she was actually very pretty. And how different her face looked when she realized boys thought she was pretty. And how different her face looked the first time she really liked a boy who was not on a poster on her wall. And how her face looked when she realized she was in love with that boy. I wondered how her face would look when she came out from behind those doors. Stephen Chbosky wall doors boys Then, I turned around and walked to my room and closed my door and put my head under my pillow and let the quiet put things where they are supposed to be. Stephen Chbosky doors quiet rooms And I wonder if anyone is really happy. I hope they are. I really hope they are. Stephen Chbosky perks-of-a-wallflower really-happy wonder I'm only being cute here. I don't really mean it. I just wanted to make you smile. Stephen Chbosky make-you-smile cute mean
