I wonder what my speech would be. Stephen Chbosky More Quotes by Stephen Chbosky More Quotes From Stephen Chbosky And even if she says no, and really means yes, then quite frankly she's playing games and isn't worth the price of dinner. Stephen Chbosky playing-gamesdinnermean I just hope I remember to tell my kids that they are as happy as I look in my old photographs. And I hope that they believe me. Stephen Chbosky believekidslooks To tell you the truth, I've just been avoiding everything. Stephen Chbosky avoiding "I hate you." My sister said it different than she said it to my dad. She meant it with me.She really did. "I love you," was all I could say in return. "You're a freak, you know that? Everyone says so. They always have." "I'm trying not to be.” 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 dadhatelove-you there is this one photograph... that is just beautiful. it would be impossible to describe how beautiful it is, but i’ll try. if you listen to the song “asleep,” and you think about those pretty weather days that make you remember things, and you think about the prettiest eyes you’ve known, and you cry and the person holds you back, then i think you will see the photograph. Stephen Chbosky eyesongbeautiful Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight. Stephen Chbosky sightgivingbook And all the books you've read have been read by other people. And all the songs you've loved have been heard by other people. And that girl that's pretty to you is pretty to other people. and that if you looked at these facts when you were happy, you would feel great because you are describing 'unity. Stephen Chbosky girlsongbook As people get older, we all know, you get married and you have a child and that becomes your family, but when you're 16 years old, especially, your family is your friends. Stephen Chbosky childrenpeopleyears You take girls, for example. They're copying their moms and magazines and everything to know how to act around guys. I mean it's not like in movies where girls like assholes or anything like that. It's not that easy. They just like somebody that can give them purpose. Stephen Chbosky girlmommean Downtown. Lights on buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite. Stephen Chbosky downtownlightwonder It was the kind of kiss that made me know that I was never so happy in my whole life. Stephen Chbosky perks-of-a-wallflowerkissingkind 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 hurtwantworld I used to listen to it all the time when I was little and thinking about grown-up things. I would go to my bedroom window and stare at my reflection in the glass and the trees behind it and just listen to the song for hours. I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn’t mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways. Stephen Chbosky songbeautifulmean Maybe it’s sad that these are now memories. And maybe it’s not sad. Stephen Chbosky perks-of-a-wallflowerperksmemories And I closed my eyes because I wanted to know nothing but her arms. Stephen Chbosky armseyewanted I am really in love with Sam, and it hurts very much. Stephen Chbosky it-hurtshurt I think it was the first time in my life I ever felt like I looked “good”. Do you know what I mean? That nice feeling when you look in the mirror, and your hair’s right for the first time in your life? I don’t think we should base so much on weight, muscles, and a good hair day, but when it happens, it’s nice. It really is. Stephen Chbosky nicemeanthinking I spent all night working on it, and I hope Patrick likes it as much as I do. Especially the second side. I hope it's the kind of second side that he can listen to whenever he drives alone and feel like he belongs to something whenever he's sad. I hope it can be that for him. Stephen Chbosky likessidesnight And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess he didn't know how much she talked or how much I listened. Stephen Chbosky riceknow-howbelieve I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with someone even if they could have. I need to know these people exist. Stephen Chbosky sleeplifepeople
