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Stephen Chbosky
Age: 54
Born: 1970
Born: January 25
Film Director
Film Producer
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But in that moment when my brother took the field, all that washed away, and everyone was proud... I looked up at my dad, and he was smiling. I looked at my mom, and she was smiling even though she was nervous about my brother getting hurt, which was strange because it was a VCR tape of an old game, and she knew he didn't get hurt.
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Why would I care whether or not he loved me when he didn't even really know me?
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And in that moment, I swear we were infinite.
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It's strange to describe reading a book as a really great experience, but that's kind of how it felt.
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My sister was the one who told me where babies come from. My sister was also the one who laughed when I immediately asked her where babies go to.
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I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story. You’re alive. And you stand up and see the lights and the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you’re listening to that song in that drive with the people you love most in this world. And in this moment I swear… we are infinite.
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The gift from my Secret Santa wasn't anything special. That makes me sad. I bet you anything that Mary Elizabeth is my Secret Santa because only she would give me socks.
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When I did a study of all the coming-of-age movies that meant a lot to me, whether it was 'The Graduate' or 'Rebel Without a Cause' or 'Dead Poet's Society,' they all had that timeless feel. None of them were completely married to the details of their age. They felt timeless in their treatment of it. That's what made them resonate with me.
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The sound of the radio fades to nothing because the waves just can't reach
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I don't know if you've ever felt like that. That you wanted to sleep for thousands of years. Or just not exist.
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I look at people holdings hands in the hallways, and I try to think how it all works. At the school dances, I sit in the background, and I tap my toe, and I wonder how many couples will dance to ‘their song.’ In the hallways, I see the girls wearing the guys’ jackets, and I think about the idea of property. And I wonder if anyone is really happy.
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Girls like guys to be a challenge. It gives them some mold to fit in how they act. Like a mom. What would a mom do if she couldn't fuss over you and make you clean your room? And what would you do without her fussing and making you do it? Everyone needs a mom. And a mom knowns this. And it gives her a sense of purpose. You get it?
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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.
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