Perks of Being a Wallflower Quotes That Will Stay with You

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.

We accept the love we think we deserve.

And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

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.

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

And I thought that all those little kids are going to grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the things that we do. And they will all kiss someone someday. But for now, sledding is enough. I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn’t.

I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sadstic 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 you love most in this world.

Maybe it’s good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there. Because it’s okay to feel things. And be who you are about them.

It’s strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I am the people in the book.

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

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

You can’t just sit there and wait for people to give you what you want.

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

I’m both happy and sad, and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.

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

We accept the love we think we deserve, right?

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

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

I am both happy and sad at the same time, and I’m still trying to figure out how that could be.

In that moment, I felt infinite.

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

Standing on the fringes of life offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

I guess we all just want to be seen and to know that someone out there cares enough to do that.

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

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 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.

Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve.

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

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. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them.

Sam and Patrick looked at me. And I looked at them. And I think they knew. Not anything specific really. They just knew. And I think that’s all you can ever ask from a friend.

I know that things are fucked up, but the good news is that they don’t have to stay that way.

And if these pictures have anything important to say to future generations, it’s this: I was here. I existed. I was young, I was happy, and someone cared enough about me in this world to take my picture.

And I would do it all over again. I would make all the same mistakes. I choose my friends over my family, my friends when I should have chosen my family.

I guess we can’t make good decisions all the time.

It’s just that I don’t want to be somebody’s crush. 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.

You know, I don’t think any of us want to grow up. I think that’s the thing about being a kid, is you don’t have to know yet. And you can just hope for what you want.

I know there are people who say all these things don’t happen. I know these will all be stories someday.

Charlie, we accept the love we think we deserve.

Why do nice people choose the wrong people to date?

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.

Even if there’s a world of things that we don’t know, we know one thing for sure: we are infinite.

So, I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe the person we’re becoming is someone we’ve always been but haven’t taken the time to notice.

And if these pictures have anything important to say to the future generations, it’s this: I was here. I existed. I was young. I was happy. And someone cared about me enough to take my picture.

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.

Right now, we are alive, and in this moment, I swear we are infinite.

I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of little kids there.

This moment will just be another story someday.

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

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

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