The family watched It's a Wonderful Life, which is a very beautiful movie and all I could think was why didn't they make a movie about uncle Billy?... Because he was a drunk and fat and lost all that money in the first place. I wanted an angel to come down and show us how uncle Billy's life had meaning

— Stephen Chbosky

The fights are always the same

— Stephen Chbosky

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

— Stephen Chbosky

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

— Stephen Chbosky

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 two families really don't like each other, except for all us younger cousins because we don't know any better.

— Stephen Chbosky

Things change and friends leave and life doesn't stop for anybody

— Stephen Chbosky

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

— Stephen Chbosky

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

— Stephen Chbosky

Things get worse before they get better, but this is a worse that feels too big.

— Stephen Chbosky