““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.””
“I just need to know that someone out there listens and understands and doesn't try to sleep with people even if they could have. I need to know that these people exist.”
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Bridget who is crazy said that sometimes she thought about suicide when commercials come on during TV. She was sincere and this puzzled the guidance counselors.”
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker, and I'm the one who beat up Sean and couldn't stop crying after he did it. I guess I'm pretty emotional.”
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
“I look at people holding hands in the hallways, and I try to think about how it all works. At the school dances, I sit in the background, and I tap my toe, and I wonder how many couples will dance to ...”
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
““Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve.””
The Perks of Being a Wallflower
