Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chbosky
Stephen Chboskyis an American novelist, screenwriter, and film director best known for writing The New York Times bestselling coming-of-age novel The Perks of Being a Wallflower, as well as for screenwriting and directing the film version of the same book, starring Logan Lerman, Emma Watson, and Ezra Miller. He also wrote the screenplay for the 2005 film Rent, and was co-creator, executive producer, and writer of the CBS television series Jericho, which began airing in 2006...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionNovelist
Date of Birth25 January 1970
CityPittsburgh, PA
CountryUnited States of America
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Everyone else is either asleep or having sex. I’ve been watching cable television and eating jello.
I know that things get worse before they get better because that’s what my psychiatrist says, but this is a worse that feels too big.
You should tell her how nice her outfit is because her outfit is her choice whereas her face isn't.
I think on my next birthday, I'm going to buy her a present. I think that should be the tradition. The kid gets gifts from everybody, and he buys one present for his mom since she was there, too. I think that would be nice.
Incidentally, I only have one cavity, and as much as my dentist asks me to, I just can't bring myself to floss.
I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting.
I didn't feel like reading that night, so I went downstairs and watched a half-hour long commercial that advertised an exercise machine. They kept flashing a 1-800 number, so I called it. The woman who picked up the other end of the phone was named Michelle. And I told Michelle that I was a kid and did not need an exercise machine, but I hoped she was having a good night. That's when Michelle hung up on me. And I didn't mind a bit.
You ever think Charlie, that our group is the same as any other group like a football team? And the only real difference between us is what we wear and why we wear it?
I wonder what it will be like when I leave this place.
I feel like a big faker because I've been putting my life back together, and nobody knows.
Regardless, I decided to never take LSD again.
The inside jokes weren't jokes anymore. they had become stories
I don't think we should base so much on weight, muscles, and a good hair day, but when it happens, it's nice. It really is.
I just listened to the music, and breathed in the day, and remembered things. Things like walking around the neighborhood and looking at the houses and the lawns and the colorful trees and having that be enough.