I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all become somebody’s mom or dad. But right now, these moments are not stories. This is happening. 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.
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Even if you wind up being left out. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I have finished To Kill a Mockingbird. It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I alw... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That’s when I realized that I really loved you.” She sat down on the floor with me. She sp... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I was looking at the photographs and I started thinking that there was a time when these weren't mem... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I can't think again. Not ever again. I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't want to be just another thing mary elizabeth is in charge of STEPHEN CHBOSKY So I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybewe'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I just think it's bad when a boy looks at a girl and thinks that the way he sees her is better than ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Then, I turned around and walked to my room and closed my door and put my head under my pillow and l... 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STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess what I’m saying is that this all feels very familiar. But it’s not mine to be familiar a... STEPHEN CHBOSKY They just knew. And I think that's all you can ever ask from a friend. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I had an amazing feeling when i finally held the tape in my hand. I just thought to myself that in t... STEPHEN CHBOSKY But Mary Elizabeth felt different. She kept saying it was an "articulate" film. So "articulate." And... STEPHEN CHBOSKY You ever think Charlie, that our group is the same as any other group like a football team? And the ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY When I was done reading the poem, everyone was quiet. A very sad quiet. But the amazing thing was th... STEPHEN CHBOSKY It's okay to feel things. And be who you are about them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Quiero tanto a mi madre... No me importa si es cursi decirlo. Creo que en mi próximo cumpleaños vo... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I just wish that God or my parents or Sam or my sister or someone would just tell me what's wrong wi... STEPHEN CHBOSKY When we were all getting ready to leave, I walked up to my grandfather and gave him a hug and kiss o... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I spent all night working on it, and I hope Patrick likes it as much as I do. Especially the second ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I guess when you see somebody in the hallway or on the field or something, it's nice to know that th... STEPHEN CHBOSKY My dad said I did the right thing. I hope I did, but it's hard to tell sometimes. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I just want you to know that you're very special... and the only reason I'm telling you is that I do... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Creo que la idea es que cada hombre o mujer tiene que vivir su propia vida y luego decidir si la com... STEPHEN CHBOSKY [...] tenho de ouvir Mary Elizabeth falar sem parar de todas as coisas importantes que ela me mostra... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Y estaba realmente allí. Y eso fue suficiente para hacerme sentir infinito. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Tal vez sea bueno poner las cosas en perspectiva, pero a veces, creo que la única perspectiva es re... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Bill said I was 'developing' at a rapid pace and gave me a different kind of book as a 'reward'. It'... STEPHEN CHBOSKY E quando eu disse a ela que já os tinha lido, ela me fez umas perguntas muito longas, que na verdad... STEPHEN CHBOSKY It was the kind of kiss I could never tell my friends about out loud. It was the kind of kiss that m... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I remembered this one time that I never told anybody about. The time we were walking. Just the three... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I sat down and tried to write a story. "Ian MacArthur is a wonderful sweet fellow who wea... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The thing is, some girls think they can actually change guys. And what’s funny is that if they act... STEPHEN CHBOSKY people who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work o... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I’m so sorry that I wasted your time because you really do mean a lot to me and I hope you have a ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY there is this one photograph... that is just beautiful. it would be impossible to describe how beaut... STEPHEN CHBOSKY we are all supposed to think of reasons to live. STEPHEN CHBOSKY just be yourself STEPHEN CHBOSKY Charlie, don’t you get it? I can’t feel that. It’s sweet and everything, but it’s like you... STEPHEN CHBOSKY When to stopped wishing things wouldn't fall apart, you'd stop suffering when they did. STEPHEN CHBOSKY