Quotes by Stephen Chbosky

About Stephen Chbosky:

Stephen Chbosky is an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best known for writing the New York Times bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower (1999), as well as for screenwriting and directing the film version of the same book, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent, and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series Jericho, which began airing in 2006.
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Maybe he didn’t really encourage me to do things, but he didn’t prevent me from doing them either. But after a while, I didn’t do things because I didn’t want him to think different about me. But the thing is, I wasn’t being honest. So, why...

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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.

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

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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. Not in a mean way. In a curious way. It's like look...

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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.

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

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

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Then the movie started. It was in a foreign language and had subtitles, which was fun because I had never read a movie before.

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And I thought about how many people have loved those songs. And how many people got through a lot of bad times because of those songs. And how many people enjoyed good times with those songs. And how much those songs really mean. I think it would be ...

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Asleep by the Smiths Vapour Trail by Ride Scarborough Fair by Simon & Garfunkel A Whiter Shade of Pale by Procol Harum Dear Prudence by the Beatles Gypsy by Suzanne Vega Nights in White Satin by the Moody Blues Daydream by Smashing Pumpkins Dusk by G...

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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 won't change the fact that they are upset.

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but my dad said it was no excuse. "But I love him!" I had never seen my sister cry that much. "No, you don't." "I hate you!" "No, you don't." My dad can be very calm sometimes. "He's my whole world." "Don't ever say that about anyone again. Not even ...

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If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am.

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Next was Alice. I gave her a book by Anne Rice because she is always talking about her. And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess she didn't know how much she talked or how much I listen.

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It's sweet and everything, but it's like you're not even there sometimes. It's great that you can listen and be a shoulder to someone, but what about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms or something like that? You can't j...

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He said it was the kind of book you made your own.

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I don't want to be just another thing mary elizabeth is in charge of

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Then, I started running. And everything was as good as it could be.

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It's much easier not to know things sometimes.

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Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker,...

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Sam looked at me soft. And she hugged me. And I closed my eyes because I wanted to know nothing but her arms.

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Author Bio

  • NameStephen Chbosky
  • DescriptionAmerican writer
  • BornJuly 25, 1970
  • CountryUnited States Of America
  • ProfessionScreenwriter; Film Director; Writer; Novelist