Non so se avrò tempo di scrivere altre lettere, perché forse sarò troppo impegnato a cercare a partecipare. Quindi, se questa dovesse essere l’ultima lettera, voglio che tu sappia che non stavo per niente bene prima di cominciare il liceo e tu mi hai aiutato. Anche se non sapevi di cosa parlavo o non conoscevi nessuno che aveva questi problemi, non mi hai fatto sentire solo. Perché io so che ci sono persone che dicono che queste cose non esistono. Perché ci sono persone che quando compiono diciassette anni, dimenticano com’era averne sedici. So che queste un giorno diventeranno delle storie e che le nostre immagini diventeranno vecchie fotografie e noi diventeremo il padre o la madre di qualcuno. Ma qui, adesso, questi momenti non sono storie, questo sta succedendo. Io sono qui e sto guardando lei. Ed è bellissima. Ora lo vedo, il momento in cui sai di non essere una storia triste. Sei vivo. E ti alzi in piedi e vedi le luci sui palazzi e tutto quello che ti fa restare a bocca aperta. E senti quella canzone, su quella strada, con le persone a cui vuoi più bene al mondo. E in questo momento, te lo giuro, NOI SIAMO INFINITO.
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STEPHEN CHBOSKY was very fun to be around. She liked movies, and her brother Frank made her tapes of this great musi... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Patrick started driving really fast, and just before we got to the tunnel. Sam stood up, and the win... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The radio comes back even louder than you remember it. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I think they were afraid that some of us would try to kill ourselves or something because they looke... STEPHEN CHBOSKY on that piece of white paper, sam wrote, "write about me sometime." and i typed something back to he... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Anyway, Patrick started driving really fast, and just before we got to the tunnel, Sam stood up, and... STEPHEN CHBOSKY And then Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess he didn't know ho... STEPHEN CHBOSKY After a few minutes, it was time for me to leave. I don't know who decides these things. It just hap... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Y en ese momento, juro que éramos infinitos. STEPHEN CHBOSKY É só que eu não quero ser a paixonite de ninguém. Se alguém gosta de mim, eu quero que goste de... STEPHEN CHBOSKY É estranho como tudo pode voltar ao que era antes tão de repente quanto mudou originalmente. E qua... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Det är bara så att ibland blir funderande ett sätt att inte delta i livet. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Знаю, я сам во всём виноват. Знаю, я заслужил это. Я бы от... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Es que a veces la gente usa el pensamiento para no participar en la vida. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I asked Patrick if he felt sad that he had to keep it a secret, and Patrick just said that he wasn't... STEPHEN CHBOSKY My Aunt Helen was my favorite person in the whole world. She was my mom’s sister. She got straight... STEPHEN CHBOSKY It's sweet and everything, but it's like you're not even there sometimes. It's great that you can li... STEPHEN CHBOSKY She said that by introducing me to all these great things, Mary Elizabeth gained a “superior posit... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I think on my next birthday, I'm going to buy her a present. I think that should be the tradition. T... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I want Sam to stop liking Craig. Now I guess maybe you think that’s because I am jealous of h... STEPHEN CHBOSKY When the police came, they found my brother asleep on the roof. Nobody knows how he got there. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Aceptamos el amor que creemos merecer. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I love my mom. And this time, I told her I loved her. And she told me she loved me, too. And things ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY As we all know, when you're an athlete things are a little bit easier for you. It didn't mea... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't want to be somebody's crush.if somebody likes me, i want them to like the real me, not what ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY For the first time in my life, I understood the end of that poem. And I never wanted to. You have to... STEPHEN CHBOSKY The good news is that I read the book, and because of its fantasy nature, I could not pretend that I... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Little kids talk about the strangest things. They really do. STEPHEN CHBOSKY You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand. STEPHEN CHBOSKY You know I blamed Craig for not letting me do things? You know how stupid I feel about that now? May... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I know we didn't accomplish anything, but it felt great to sit there and talk about our place in thi... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I wish I knew. It might make me miss him more clearly. It might have made sad sense. STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, I guess we are who we are for alot of reasons. And maybe we'll never know most of them. But even... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I would die for you. But I won't live for you. STEPHEN CHBOSKY I walk around the school hallways and look at the people. I look at the teachers and wonder why they... STEPHEN CHBOSKY There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach... STEPHEN CHBOSKY And all the books you've read have been read by other people. And all the songs you've loved have be... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I wanted to laugh. Or maybe get mad. Or maybe shrug at how strange everyone was, especially me. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Girls like guys to be a challenge. It gives them some mold to fit in how they act. Like a mom. What ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I don't even remember the season. I just remember walking between them and feeling for the first tim... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Well, I think that part of being young is not exactly knowing why you do some of the things that you... STEPHEN CHBOSKY If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. 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... STEPHEN CHBOSKY He says when you're smoking a cigarette with someone, and you have a lighter, you should light their... STEPHEN CHBOSKY calls her beautiful, but she cannot hear... STEPHEN CHBOSKY They are all my favourites. All of them. STEPHEN CHBOSKY Do you enjoy holidays with your family? I don't mean your mom and dad family, but your uncle and aun... STEPHEN CHBOSKY Every time I see this one particular movie star on a magazine, I can't help but feel terribly sorry ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY I'm trying not to think about it too much because that makes it worse. It's kind of like when you lo... STEPHEN CHBOSKY And even if she says no, and really means yes, then quite frankly she's playing games and isn't wort... STEPHEN CHBOSKY That's when Sam grabbed my hand. "I love this song!" She led me to the dance floor. And she started ... STEPHEN CHBOSKY So, if this does end up being my last letter, please believe that things are good with me, and even ... 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 The fact that one of these ladies was my mom made me particularly sad because my mom is beautiful. A... STEPHEN CHBOSKY