Stephen Chbosky Quotes About Reading

• Except that my father got a raise, and my mother didn't because she doesn't get paid for housework, and my sister stopped reading those self-esteem books because she met a new boy

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  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.133, Simon and Schuster

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• On Friday night, I was reading my new book, but my brain got tired, so I decided to watch some television instead.

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  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

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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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  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.118, Simon and Schuster

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• When I was done reading the poem, everyone was quiet. A very sad quiet. But the amazing thing was that it wasn’t a bad sad at all. It was just something that made everyone look around at each other and know that they were there. 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.

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  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.51, Simon and Schuster

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• It's strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that's kind of how it felt.

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  Stephen Chbosky (2013). “The Perks of Being a Wallflower YA edition”, p.160, Simon and Schuster

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