Stephen Chbosky Quotes

Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.

We accept the love we think we deserve.

I would die for you. But I won't live for you.

What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms?

I don't want to be somebody's crush. If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

And I thought that all those little kids are going to grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the things that we do. And they will all kiss someone someday. But for now, sledding is enough. I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn't.

please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.

It was the look on her face when she said it. And how much she meant it. It suddenly made everything seem like it really was. I felt terrible. Just terrible.

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.

It’s strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal.

I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.

It's much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change and friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.

So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.

I just want you to know that you’re very special… and the only reason I’m telling you is that I don’t know if anyone else ever has.

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.

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.

I feel infinite.

It's nice to have things to look forward to.

I was in my bed trying to figure out why sometimes you can wake up and go back to sleep and other times you can't

As you see the opening get closer, you just can't get fast enough. And finally, just when you think you'll never get there, you see the opening right in front of you.