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

"So, I guess we are who we are for alot 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."

"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."

"What about when someone doesn't need a shoulder? What if they need the arms?"

"I would die for you. But I won't live for you."

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