It's strange because sometimes, I read a book, and I think I... - Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

"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."

"Girls like guys to be a challenge. It gives them some mold to fit in how they act. Like a mom. What would a mom do if she couldn't fuss over you and make you clean your room? And what would you do without her fussing and making you do it? Everyone needs a mom. And a mom knowns this. And it gives her a sense of purpose. You get it?"

"I was in my bed trying to figure out why sometimes you can wake up and go back to sleep and other times you can't"

"It was the kind of kiss that mademe know that I was never so happy in my whole life."

"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."