Stephen Chbosky
I didn't know that other people thought things about me. I didn't know that they looked.Collection: People
Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them in silhouette. Running after the sun.Collection: Running
I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.Collection: Giving
I don't know if it's better to be close with your daughter or make sure that she has a better life than you do.Collection: Daughter
So I started shoveling Bob's driveway, which is a strange thing to do at a New Years Eve PartyCollection: New Year
Not everyone has a sob story, Charlie, and even if they do, it's no excuse.Collection: Stories
Sam has brown hair and very, very pretty green eyes. The kind of green that doesn't make a big deal about itself.Collection: Eye
I wanted to laugh. Or maybe get mad. Or maybe shrug at how strange everyone was, especially me.Collection: Mad
Harold and Maude' was a seminal movie for me because it's not only a beautiful love story, but it's also about the moment when misfits find each other.Collection: Beautiful
My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes.Collection: Dad
Love pats are soft punches of encouragement that are admistered on the knee, shoulder, and arm.Collection: Encouragement
Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way.Collection: Way
He's a wallflower." And Bob nodded his head. And the whole room nodded their head. And i started to feel nervous in the Bob way, but Patrick didn't let me get too nervous. He sat down next to me. "You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.Collection: Bob
I hate you." I love you." You're a freak, you know that? Everyone says so. They always have." I'm trying not to be.Collection: Hate
I wish I knew. It might make me miss him more clearly. It might have made sad sense.Collection: Missing
When I was done reading the poem, everyone was quiet. A very sad quiet. But the amazing thing was that it wasn’t a bad sad at all. It was just something that made everyone look around at each other and know that they were there. Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I think that’s all you can ever ask from a friend.Collection: Reading
It's too bad you're not gay. Then again, if you were gay, I would never date you. You're a mess." You know, Patrick? If I were gay, I'd want to date you." Of course.Collection: Gay
It’s strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that’s kind of how it felt.Collection: Reading
The inside jokes weren’t jokes anymore. They had become stories. Nobody brought up the bad names or the bad times. And nobody felt sad as long as we could postpone tomorrow with more nostalgia.Collection: Stories
I don’t even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere.Collection: Firsts
He said it was the kind of book you made your own.Collection: Reading
That was always my hope that that is exactly what I would do. It was always part of the dream of this story – to write the novel and then direct the movie.Collection: Stories