Stephen Chbosky - The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)

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It's much easier not to know things sometimes. And to have french fries with your mom be enough.

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If it meant that I would never get to think of you that way, as long as you were happy, it was okay.

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Sam has brown hair and very, very pretty green eyes. The kind of green that doesn't make a big deal about itself.

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I just don't want you to worry about me, or think you've met me, or waste your time anymore.

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The movie itself was very interesting, but I didn't think it was very good because I didn't really feel different when it was over.

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How about your favorite book?" "This Side of Paradise by From. Scott Fitzgerald." "Why?" "Because it was the last one I read." This made them laugh because they knew I meant it honest, not show-off. Then they told me their favorites, and we sat quiet.

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I don't know the significance of this, but I find it very interesting.

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The juniors were acting different because they are now the seniors. They even had T-shirts made. I don't know who plans these things.

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Despite everything my mom and doctor and dad have said to me about blame, I can't stop thinking what I know. And I know that my aunt Helen would still be alive today if she just bought me one present like everybody else. She would be alive if I were born on a day that didn't snow.

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But in that moment when my brother took the field, all that washed away, and everyone was proud... I looked up at my dad, and he was smiling. I looked at my mom, and she was smiling even though she was nervous about my brother getting hurt, which was strange because it was a VCR tape of an old game, and she knew he didn't get hurt.

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He's my whole world. Don't ever say that about anyone again. Not even me.

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

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Something really is wrong with me. And I don't know what it is.

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Sometimes, I think Bill forgets that I am sixteen. But I am very happy that he does.

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So, this is my life. And I want you to know that I am both happy and sad and I'm still trying to figure out how that could be.

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Please believe that things are good with me, and even when they're not, they will be soon enough. And i will always believe the same about you.

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Incidentally, I only have one cavity, and as much as my dentist asks me to, I just can't bring myself to floss.

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As you see the opening get closer, you just can't get fast enough. And finally, just when you think you'll never get there, you see the opening right in front of you.

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The gift from my Secret Santa wasn't anything special. That makes me sad. I bet you anything that Mary Elizabeth is my Secret Santa because only she would give me socks.

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I wish I knew. It might make me miss him more clearly. It might have made sad sense.

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I just think it's bad when a boy looks at a girl and thinks that the way he sees her is better than she actually is. And I think it's bad when the most honest way a boy can look at a girl is through a camera.

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

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After a few minutes, it was time for me to leave. I don't know who decides these things. It just happens.

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I used to listen to it all the time when I was little and thinking about grown-up things. I would go to my bedroom window and stare at my reflection in the glass and the trees behind it and just listen to the song for hours. I decided then that when I met someone I thought was as beautiful as the song, I should give it to that person. And I didn't mean beautiful on the outside. I meant beautiful in all ways.

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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.

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Do you know what 'masturbation' is? I think you probably do because you are older than me. But just in case, I will tell you. Masturbation is when you rub your genitals until you have an orgasm. Wow!

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Some kids look at me strange in the hallways because I don't decorate my locker,...

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I wasn't raised very religiously because my parents went to Catholic school, but I do believe in God very much. I just never gave God a name, if you know what I mean. I hope I haven't let Him down regardless.

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No more pencils, no more books, no more teachers' dirty looks, when the teacher rings the bell, drop your books and run like hell

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You should tell her how nice her outfit is because her outfit is her choice whereas her face isn't.

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