“And she says she wants to expose me to all these great things. And to tell you the truth, I don't really want to be exposed to all these great things if it means that I'll have to hear Mary Elizabeth talk about all the great things she exposed me to all the time. I don't understand that. I would give someone a record so they could love the record, not so they would always know that I gave it to them.” IfsKnowsWantGivingMeanRecordsGreat ThingsExposedMaryAdolescence Book:The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition
“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.” ThinkingKnowsLooksMadeDoneReadingAsksQuietAmazing ThingsVery Sad Book:The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition
“I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story. You’re alive. And you stand up and see the lights and the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you’re listening to that song in that drive with the people you love most in this world. And in this moment I swear… we are infinite.” PeopleKnowsWorldI CanMomentsStoriesLightSongWonderAliveThis WorldBuildingListeningInfiniteSwearPerksPerks Of A WallflowerSad Story Author:Stephen Chbosky
“I know that things get worse before they get better because that’s what my psychiatrist says, but this is a worse that feels too big.” KnowsFeelsBigsGet BetterPsychiatrist Book:The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition Source: The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition
“Music is a vital part of my life, and it has been since I was a kid. It helped me find my identity as a person, it helped me find my identity as an artist, and it helped me get in touch with emotions that I didn't know I had.” KnowsPersonsHas BeensKidsArtistEmotionIdentityMusic Is Author:Stephen Chbosky
“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.” PeopleKnowsYearsChildrenMarriedOur Family Author:Stephen Chbosky
“As we all know, when you're an athlete things are a little bit easier for you. It didn't mean that what was going on inside my heart wasn't a bit of a thunderstorm, but outwardly I got along ok. I was really shy in seventh grade.” KnowsHeartMeanLittlesBitsMy HeartEasierLittle BitAthleteGradesShyThunderstormSeventh Grade Author:Stephen Chbosky
“Most of the people I know who were raised to be accommodating or were raised to just be nice and put everybody's needs ahead of theirs, there comes a moment when the pressure builds and they can't do it anymore. They have needs and they feel neglected and they usually explode.” PeopleKnowsNeedsFeelsMomentsNicePressureRaisedBeing NiceNeglected Author:Stephen Chbosky
