609 Quotes by Stephen Chbosky

Sometimes, I look outside, and I think that a lot of other people have seen this snow before. Just like I think that a lot of other people have read those books before. And listened to those songs.I wonder how they feel tonight.

He's a wallflower. You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.

We are who we are for a lot of reasons

I want to make sure that the first person you kiss loves you, okay?

Things get worse before they get better, but this is a worse that feels too big.

nothing like a sore stomach for right reasons

I think that if I ever have kids, and they are upset, I won’t tell them that people are starving in China or anything like that because it wouldn’t change the fact that they were upset. 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. ..Maybe it’s good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there. Because it’s okay to feel things. And be who you are about them.

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.

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.