Stephen Chbosky

"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."

"I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they're here. If they like their jobs. Or us. And I wonder how smart they were when they were fifteen. N…"

"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."

"I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of little kids there. I watched them flying. Doing jumps and having races. And I thought that all those little kids are going t…"

"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."