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The Perks of Being a Wallflower
by Stephen Chbosky

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<a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22628.The_Perks_of_Being_a_Wallflower?utm_medium=api&amp;utm_source=blog_review" style="float: left; padding-right: 20px"><img alt="The Perks of Being a Wallflower" border="0" src="http://photo.goodreads.com/books/1167352178m/22628.jpg" /></a> <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22628.The_Perks_of_Being_a_Wallflower?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review">The Perks of Being a Wallflower</a> by <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/author/show/12898.Stephen_Chbosky">Stephen Chbosky</a> 
 <a href="http://www.goodreads.com/review/show/17123497?utm_medium=api&utm_source=blog_review"><h3>My review</h3></a>
 rating: 5 of 5 stars This is one of my favorite books of all time. It is my staff rec at work, and I don't want to change it. There are so many things that I love about this book, and here are a couple quotes from it that I love. Actually, many quotes from it that I love. And believe me, I have a ton more. I would sit here and recite the whole book if I could. 
 
 "Do you always think this much, Charlie?" "Is that bad?" "Not necessarily. It's just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life." "Is that bad?" "Yes."
 
 "I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of little kids there. I watched them flying. Doing jumps and having races. And I thought that all those little kids are going to grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the things that we do. And they will all kiss someone someday. But for now, sledding is enough. I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it isn't."
 
 "I don't want to start thinking again. Not like I have this last week. I can't think again. Not ever again.
 I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for a thousand years. Or just not exist. Or just not be aware that you do exist. Or something like that. I think wanting that is very morbid, but I want it when I get like this. That's why I'm trying not to think. I just want it all to stop spinning."
 
 "Sometimes, I look outside, and I think that a lot of other people have seen this snow before. Just like I think that a lot of other people have read those books before. And listened to those songs.
 I wonder how they feel tonight."
 
 "So, I guess we are who we are for a lot 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 wherever we go from there. We can still do things. And we can try to feel okay about them..."
 
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bookshelves: fiction-literature
recommended for: seriously...everybody.

This is one of my favorite books of all time. It is my staff rec at work, and I don't want to change it. There are so many things that I love about this book, and here are a couple quotes from it that I love. Actually, many quotes from it that I love. And believe me, I have a ton more. I would sit here and recite the whole book if I could.

"Do you always think this much, Charlie?" "Is that bad?" "Not necessarily. It's just that sometimes people use thought to not participate in life." "Is that bad?" "Yes."

"I walked over to the hill where we used to go and sled. There were a lot of little kids there. I watched them flying. Doing jumps and having races. And I thought that all those little kids are going to grow up someday. And all of those little kids are going to do the things that we do. And they will all kiss someone someday. But for now, sledding is enough. I think it would be great if sledding were always enough, but it ...more

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