Iconic Movie Quotes from Perks of Being a Wallflower

And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

We accept the love we think we deserve.

We can’t choose where we come from, but we can choose where we go from there.

Maybe it’s good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there.

You can’t just sit there and put everyone’s lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love.

In that moment, I swear we were infinite.

You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.

And all the books you’ve read have been read by other people. And all the songs you’ve loved have been heard by other people. And that girl that’s pretty to you is pretty to other people. And that if you looked at these facts when you were happy, you would feel great because you are describing ‘unity.’

This moment will just be another story someday.

I don’t know if I will have the time to write any more letters, because I might be too busy trying to participate.

Sometimes, people use thought to not participate in life.

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.

So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. But even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there.

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’m telling you, this is the kind of friend you want to have. The kind who cries for you.

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

That’s when you know it’s over. As soon as you start thinking about the beginning, it’s the end.

And I guess I realized at that moment that I really did love her. Because there was nothing to gain, and that didn’t matter.

We didn’t talk about anything heavy or light. We were just there together. And that was enough.

The best way is just to be yourself, even if it makes other people uncomfortable.

Things change. And friends leave. And life doesn’t stop for anybody.

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 wouldn’t change the fact that they were upset. And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn’t really change the fact that you have what you have.

It’s great that we have the opportunity to gaze at the stars and realize how insignificant we are, and I mean that in a nice way.

It’s much easier to not know things sometimes. Things change and friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.

There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for all the right reasons.

I’m really glad you’re here.

I don’t know if you’ve ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist.

Sam has brown eyes. I know for a fact because I’ve been staring into them for hours.

I saw it. It was magic. She looked beautiful. And Sam was happy.

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

Things change and friends leave and life doesn’t stop for anybody.

You can’t just sit there and put everybody’s lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can’t.

I walk around a little bent over. I’m not trying to make a statement or be something that I’m not.

Sometimes people use thought to not participate in life.

Not everyone has a sob story, Charlie, and even if they do, it’s no excuse.

Maybe it’s good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there.

It’s strange to describe yourself from the view of someone who is looking at you.

We need never be hopeless because we can never be irreparably broken.

I would say it’s nice to meet you, but I don’t think I’m going to.

There’s nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for all the right reasons.

Do you always think this much, Charlie?

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 buildings and everything that makes you wonder.

And in that moment, I swear, we were infinite.

Things change. Friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.

I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them. 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.

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.

And even if somebody else has it much worse, that doesn’t really change the fact that you have what you have.

You know, people say things get better with time. But if you’re never talked about something, does it still affect you?

You said you’d stay friends forever. But forever’s a long time.

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.