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“In a matter of seconds, the world had turned into a confusing labyrinth; the truth there and not there, shifting out beneath my feet, vanishing when I tried to look it head-on.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Crescendo

“Eratutta colpa mia. Se non fosse stato per me, lui non sarebbe mai diventato un angelo custode. Se non fosse stato per me, gli arcangeli non sarebbero mai stati così decisi a distruggerlo. L'avevo messo io in quella situazione”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Crescendo

“Humans are venerable because they are capable of getting hurt.”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush

“Call me Patch. I mean it. Call me .”
― Becca Fitzpatrick, Hush, Hush

“With great power... comes great need to take a nap. Wake me up later.”
― Rick Riordan, The Last Olympian

“Things change. And friends leave. Life doesn't stop for anybody.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“There's nothing like deep breaths after laughing that hard. Nothing in the world like a sore stomach for the right reasons.”
― 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.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“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.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Non so se avrò tempo di scrivere altre lettere, perché forse sarò troppo impegnato a cercare a partecipare. Quindi, se questa dovesse essere l’ultima lettera, voglio che tu sappia che non stavo per niente bene prima di cominciare il liceo e tu mi hai aiutato. Anche se non sapevi di cosa parlavo o non conoscevi nessuno che aveva questi problemi, non mi hai fatto sentire solo.
Perché io so che ci sono persone che dicono che queste cose non esistono.
Perché ci sono persone che quando compiono diciassette anni, dimenticano com’era averne sedici. So che queste un giorno diventeranno delle storie e che le nostre immagini diventeranno vecchie fotografie e noi diventeremo il padre o la madre di qualcuno.
Ma qui, adesso, questi momenti non sono storie, questo sta succedendo.
Io sono qui e sto guardando lei. Ed è bellissima. Ora lo vedo, il momento in cui sai di non essere una storia triste. Sei vivo. E ti alzi in piedi e vedi le luci sui palazzi e tutto quello che ti fa restare a bocca aperta. E senti quella canzone, su quella strada, con le persone a cui vuoi più bene al mondo. E in questo momento, te lo giuro, NOI SIAMO INFINITO.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Quindi immagino che siano tanti i fattori che ci fanno essere come siamo. Molti, forse, non li conosceremo mai. Ma, anche se non possiamo essere noi a decidere da dove veniamo, possiamo scegliere la nostra meta. Ci sono altre cose che possiamo fare. Cercando di sentirci a posto.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Ma, soprattutto, piangevo perchè, all'improvviso, mi ero reso conto che ero proprio io quello in piedi, nel tunnel, con il vento che gli sferzava il viso. Non m'interessava vedere il centro della città. Non ci pensavo nemmeno. Perché ero in piedi, nel tunnel. Ed ero presente, davvero. E questo è bastato a farmi provare quella sensazione di infinito.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Di solto torno a casa a piedi da scuola, perché così ho la sensazione di essermela guadagnata. Mi spiego: voglio poter raccontare ai miei bambini che andavo a scuola come facevano i miei nonnni «ai loro tempi».”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“just be yourself”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“And then Patrick started running after the sunset. And Sam immediately followed him. And I saw them in silhouette. Running after the sun. Then, I started running.
And everything was as good as it could be.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“We are who we are for a lot of reasons”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“on that piece of white paper, sam wrote, "write about me sometime." and i typed something back to her, standing right there in her bedroom. i just typed. "i will.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“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.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“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.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“I am very interested and fascinated how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“Sam sat down and started laughing. Patrick started laughing. I started laughing. And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.”
― Stephen Chbosky, The Perks of Being a Wallflower

“What if it lines up like it did in the Trojan War ... Athena versus Poseidon?"
"I don't know. But I just know that I'll be fighting next to you."
"Why?"
"Because you're my friend, Seaweed Brain. Any more stupid questions?”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“It's funny how humans can wrap their mind around things and fit them into their version of reality.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Knowing too much of your future is never a good thing.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Even strength must bow to wisdom sometimes.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Humans see what they want to see.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“She'd also called me brave...unless she was talking to the catfish.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“My name is Percy Jackson.
I'm twelve years old. Until a few months ago, I was a boarding student at Yancy Academy, a private school for troubled kids in upstate New York.
Am I a troubled kid?
Yeah. You could say that.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief

“Remind me again-why do you hate me so much?"

I don't hate you."

Could've fooled me."

She folded her cap of invisibility. "Look...we're just not supposed to get along, okay? Our parents are rivals."

Why?"

She sighed. "How many reasons do you want? One time my mom caught Poseidon with his girlfriend in Athena's temple, which is hugely disrespectful. Another time, Athena and Poseidon competed to be the patron god for the city of Athens. Your dad created some stupid saltwater spring for his gift. My mom created the olive tree. The people saw that her gift was better, so they named the city after her."

They must really like olives."

Oh, forget it."

Now, if she'd invented pizza-that I could understand.”
― Rick Riordan, The Lightning Thief