What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms? Stephen Chbosky More Quotes by Stephen Chbosky More Quotes From Stephen Chbosky The fact that one of these ladies was my mom made me particularly sad because my mom is beautiful. And she’s always on a diet. Sometimes, my dad calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear him. Stephen Chbosky dad mom beautiful I think they were afraid that some of us would try to kill ourselves or something because they looked very tense and one of them kept touching his beard. Stephen Chbosky touching trying thinking Girls are weird, and I don't mean that offensively. I just can't put it any other way. Stephen Chbosky girl mean way The gift from my Secret Santa wasn't anything special. That makes me sad. I bet you anything that Mary Elizabeth is my Secret Santa because only she would give me socks. Stephen Chbosky special secret giving When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss on the cheek. He wiped my lip print off with his palm and gave me a look. He doesn't like the boys in the family to touch him. But I'm very glad that I did it anyway in case he dies. I never got to do that with my Aunt Helen. Stephen Chbosky aunt kissing boys I love Twinkies, and the reason I am saying that is because we are all supposed to think of reasons to live. Stephen Chbosky reason-to-live reason thinking It's great that you can listen and be a shoulder to someone, but what about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms or something like that? You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things. Stephen Chbosky what-if love-you thinking I just wish that God or my parents or Sam or my sister or someone would just tell me what's wrong with me. Just tell me how to be different in a way that makes sense. To make this all go away. Stephen Chbosky going-away parent wish He’s my whole world.” “Don’t ever say that about anyone again. Not even me. Stephen Chbosky whole-world whole world Charlie, you’re one of the most gifted people I’ve ever known. And I don’t mean in terms of my other students. I mean in terms of anyone I’ve ever met. Stephen Chbosky students mean people But right now I’m here with you. And I want to know where you are, what you need, and what you want to do. Stephen Chbosky where-you-are want needs But at one point, Craig was talking about something, and Sam turned to me and smiled. It was a movie smile in slow motion, and then everything was okay. Stephen Chbosky slow-motion okay talking I love my mom. And this time, I told her I loved her. And she told me she loved me, too. And things were okay for a little while. Stephen Chbosky okay mom littles I guess I'm pretty emotional. Stephen Chbosky emotional When I was driving home, I just thought about the word 'special'. And I thought the last person who said that about me was my Aunt Helen. I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think everyone is special in their own way. I really do. Stephen Chbosky aunt grateful home Nobody felt sad as long as we could postpone tomorrow with more nostalgia. Stephen Chbosky tomorrow nostalgia long I don't know how much longer I can keep going without a friend. I used to be able to do it very easily, but that was before I knew what having a friend was like. Stephen Chbosky know-how able used I really think that everyone should have watercolors, magnetic poetry, and a harmonica. Stephen Chbosky harmonicas should-have thinking And we could all sit around and wonder and feel bad about each other and blame a lot of people for what they did or didn’t do or what they didn’t know. I don’t know. I guess there would always be someone to blame. Stephen Chbosky blame wonder people 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
