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I love Twinkies, and the reason I am saying that is because we are all supposed to think of reasons to live.

You know what they say, if you make atleast one friend on your first day you're doing okay

To kill a mockingbird. If you haven't read it, I think you should because it is very interesting.

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

What's your favorite book?
"The last one I read.

Craig looked handsome as well, but he wore a suit instead of a tux. That's not why they broke up.

Her whisper smelled like cranberry juice and vodka.

I feel infinite"
- Charlie

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

Maybe it's sad that these are now memories. And maybe it's not sad.

After I finished, I just laid around in my bed, looking at the ceiling, and I smiled because it was a nice kind of quiet.

It's strange how things can change back as suddenly as they changed originally. When one thing happens and suddenly, things are back to normal.

Sam told me as we were hanging up our coats that Bob was "baked like a fucking
cake." I really had to quote that one even though it has a swear.

Just think it's bad when a boy looks at a girl and thinks that the way he sees the girl is better than the girl actually is.

Maybe it's good to put things in perspective, but sometimes, I think that the only perspective is to really be there.

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.

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

I'm going to be who I really am. I'm going to figure out what this is.

It was like when you see a movie in the theater during the day, and when you leave the movie, you can't believe that it's still daylight outside

It is now my favorite book of all time, but then again, I always think that until I read another book. My

And I just let him. Because that's what friends are for.

I guess she didn't know how much she talked or how much I listened.

I wanted to laugh. Or maybe get mad. Or maybe shrug at how strange everyone was, especially me.

Everyone else is either asleep or having sex. I've been watching cable television and eating jello.

I don't want to be just another thing mary elizabeth is in charge of

It's like my very first memory, which I guess is the first time I was aware that I was alive.

Maybe these are my glory days, and I'm not ever realizing it because they involve a ball.

Enjoy it. Because it's happening.

This one moment, when you know you're not a sad story. You're alive.

Standing on the fringes of life ... offers a unique perspective. But there comes a time to see what it looks like from the dance floor.

Does anyone want any chips?

Counselor sessions, they asked the few of us who actually liked Michael to say a few words. I think they were afraid that some

Banning books gives us silence when we need speech. It closes our ears when we need to listen. It makes us blind when we need sight.

Girls are weird, and I don't mean that offensively. I just can't put it any other way.

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

And I know things have to get worse before they get better.

And even if she says no, and really means yes, then quite frankly she's playing games and isn't worth the price of dinner.

And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.

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

I guess that's natural, but I'm not sure why.

It was hard to listen to her all the time without getting to say anything back

It's strange to think about your teachers as being people.

Patrick said that the problem was that since everything has happened already, it makes it hard to break new ground.

The nerds and the squids were one.

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

Then the movie started. It was in a foreign language and had subtitles, which was fun because I had never read a movie before.

He realized that if he didn't leave, it would never be his life. It would be theirs.

And I could hear all these songs on the radio, but the radio wasn't on.

I just want you to know that you're very special ... and the only reason I'm telling you is that I don't know if anyone else ever has.

It's strange the times people choose to be generous.

A lot of parents make you feel very awkward when you meet them.

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

I feel infinite.

I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.

This moment will just be another story someday.

Then, we all laughed because we knew we could get in trouble for swearing, but the strength of our numbers would prevent any retribution.

Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them in silhouette. Running after the sun.

We Are All Infinite

I think you of all people would understand that because you of all people are alive and appreciate what that means.

I didn't know that other people thought things about me. I didn't know that they looked.

I don't want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can't think again. Not ever again.

It is important to say "sir" at these moments. And if they ever call you by your first-middle-last name, you better watch out. I'm telling you.

My dad and my brother and my cousins carry him out to the car of the person who is least angry at him.

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.

We except the love we think we deserve".

The reason I am thinking so far in advance is because school is terribly lonely. I think I've said that before, but it's getting harder every day.

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

This is not a time for heroes because nobody will let that happen

Five minutes of a lifetime

I am writing to you because she said you listen and understand and didn't try to sleep with that person at that party even though you could have.

It would be very nice to have a friend again. I would like that even more than a date.

Then, I started running. And everything was as good as it could be.

Things change, friends leave. And life doesn't stop for anybody.

You can't just sit their and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't.

I have to say that it was the best milkshake I ever had in my life. It was so delicious, it almost scared me.

What the fuck is wrong with you?

And I wonder if anyone is really happy. I hope they are. I really hope they are.

I've been trying hard to not be a loser.

For me personally, as much as I don't understand my mom and dad and as much as I feel sorry for them sometimes, I can't help but love them very much.

Patrick actually used to be popular before Sam bought him some good music.

This was a different kind of crying

I'm only being cute here. I don't really mean it. I just wanted to make you smile.

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.

If you care about somebody, you should want them to be happy. Even if you wind up being left out.

He was the boy that made mix tapes with themes and hand-colored covers until the day he hit my sister and stopped crying.

Part of the reason I wrote the book was I wanted to understand for myself why such good people let themselves get treated so badly.

We just want her to know that we miss her, and we think of her, and she was special.

I am below average!

I wanted the angel to come down and show us how Uncle Billy's life had meaning. Then, I think I'd feel better.

Please don't try to figure out who she is because then you might figure

I don't know what's wrong with me. It's like all I can do is keep writing this gibberish to keep from breaking apart.

The truth is, when it gets really quiet, when the silence gets too loud, i really start to miss everyone.

The perfect song on the perfect drive to make you feel infinite.

I love my mom. And this time, I told her I loved her. And she told me she loved me, too. And things were okay for a little while.

Five minutes of a lifetime were truly spent, and we felt young in a good way.

The problem with things is that everyone is always comparing everyone with everyone and because of that, it discredits people ...

Why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't even really know me?

I was very grateful to have heard it again. Because I guess we all forget sometimes. And I think everyone is special in their own way. I really do.

Life doesn't stop for anybody

I don't know if it is important to tell you all this, but at the time, it felt like a "breakthrough".