And she looked at me like she couldn't believe I knew she loved Anne Rice. I guess he didn't know how much she talked or how much I listened.
Stephen Chboskypeople who try to control situations all the time are afraid that if they don't, nothing will work out the way they want.
Stephen ChboskyDo you enjoy holidays with your family? I don't mean your mom and dad family, but your uncle and aunt and cousin family? Personally, I do. There are several reasons for this. First, I am very interested and fascinated by how everyone loves each other, but no one really likes each other. Second, the fights are always the same.
Stephen ChboskyHave you ever done that? You feel really bad, and then it goes away, and you donโt know why.
Stephen ChboskyBut at one point, Craig was talking about something, and Sam turned to me and smiled. It was a movie smile in slow motion, and then everything was okay.
Stephen ChboskyAnd when she started becoming a โyoung lady,โ and no one was allowed to look at her because she thought she was fat. And how she really wasnโt fat. And how she was actually very pretty. And how different her face looked when she realized boys thought she was pretty. And how different her face looked the first time she really liked a boy who was not on a poster on her wall. And how her face looked when she realized she was in love with that boy. I wondered how her face would look when she came out from behind those doors.
Stephen Chbosky