The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a popular epistolary novel written by Stephen Chbosky. Published in 1999, the book is a young adult fiction that depicts coming-of-age experiences of a 15-year-old introverted teenager named Charlie. The novel explores themes of adolescence, loneliness, sexuality, and self-acceptance which are aptly captured in the memorable quotes that the book offers. These insightful lines have resonated with readers across the globe, making The Perks of Being a Wallflower a beloved classic in young adult literature.
Here are some of the most popular quotes from The Perks of Being a Wallflower:
- “We accept the love we think we deserve.”
- “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.”
- “Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn’t stop for anybody.”
- “I would die for you. But I won’t live for you.”
- “And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
- “It’s just that 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.”
- “Even if we don’t have the power to choose where we come from, we can still choose where we go from there.”
- “You see things. You keep quiet about them. And you understand.”
- “I really think that everyone should have secrets, even if just from themselves.”
- “I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”
- “There’s nothing like the deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”
- “She wasn’t bitter. She was sad, though. But it was a hopeful kind of sad. The kind of sad that just takes time.”
- “Please believe that things are good with me, and even when they’re not, they will be soon enough.”
- “The outside lights were on, and it was snowing, and it looked like magic.”
- “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 I guess I realized at that moment that I really did love her. Because there was nothing to gain, and that didn’t matter.”
- “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.”
- “You can’t just sit there and put everyone’s lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love.”
- “I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story, you are alive.”
- “But I guess we are who we are for a lot of reasons. And maybe we’ll never know most of them.”
The Perks of Being a Wallflower is a novel that continues to touch the hearts of many with its profound insights. The quotes above reflect the raw emotion and wisdom sprinkled throughout the pages of the book, making it a beloved piece of literature among readers.