Noel Alva

13 Poetic Quotes From The Perks Of Being A Wallflower That Will Pull On Your Heartstrings

Breathtaking quotes that perfectly describe what it feels like to fall back in love with your life. 
Bianca Sparacino
July 25, 2016
“We accept the love we think we deserve.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“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.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“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.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first time that I belonged somewhere.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“It’s like when you’re excited about a girl and you see a couple holding hands, and you feel so happy for them. And other times you see the same couple, and they make you so mad. And all you want is to feel happy for them because you know that if you do, then it means you’re happy, too.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“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 just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“Right now, these moments are not stories. This is happening. I am here, and I am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story. You are alive. And you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you’re listening to that song, and that drive with the people who you love most in this world. And in this moment, I swear, we are infinite.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“But even if we don't have the power to choose where we come from we can still choose where we go from there. We can still do things.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“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.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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“There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”
— Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower
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