Work Of The Day: Chbosky

So, this is a little change of pace. Normally, I bore you all with Old English works. Yet, today I'm posting something a little more contemporary: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower. Have you read it? Perhaps you've seen the movie? Yes, the one with Harmione. Btw, her name is Emma Watson, and you should look into her some more because she's a phenomenal person. But anyways, if you haven't read it, then as my favorite Lit Professor says, "There's still time." It's not long, and it's a very easy read. It'll change you, in a good way, of course. 

Now, I could put literally a hundred things I love in this book down, but I'll do my favorite. When I read this part, goose-bumps rose on my arms. It's like the author knows what's in your heart, your feelings. There's things you experience, and yet, you can't put them into words, because it's more of a feeling. Yet, Stephen Chbosky, slams it right into your gut, and aha! there it is! Yes, you know exactly what the character is feeling because you've been there. 

Okay, I can ramble on forever about this. So here it is:

“Because I know there are people who say all these things don’t happen. And there are people who forget what it’s like to be sixteen when they turn seventeen. I know these will all be stories some day, and our pictures will become old photographs. We all become somebody’s mom or dad. But right now, these moments are not stories. This is happening. I am here, and I am looking at her. And she is so beautiful. I can see it. This one moment when you know you’re not a sad story. You are alive. And you stand up and see the lights on the buildings and everything that makes you wonder. And you’re listening to that song, and that drive with the people who you love most in this world. And in this moment, I swear, we are infinite.”