The Perks of Being a Wallflower

Here's more pages of life that I'm stealing from popular culture to reflect what I'm going through.

Before I get to the quote I just wanted to say that I've never read a book this fast. I tore through this book. I read the whole thing in about 10 hours. The best part is, I was being paid to do it. I have so much down time at this security job that I can read a book. Which I guess is cool.

This book, The Perks of Being a Wallflower, by Stephen Chbosky, is a series of letters written by a high school freshman, Charlie. Charlie is a very endearing character. I mean that. You really feel for him. The transformation that Charlie goes through is so delightful.

I read this book like 6 or 7 years ago and I didn't really understand that much of what the book was about. Reading it now was a whole new take on the book. I understood it.

Anyway, the quote that I wanted to tell everyone about is towards the end of the book. Charlie and his group of friends are sitting around celebrating the older kids graduating from high school. I don't really remember ever doing this because of the circumstances of my graduation. Or that I just didn't have friends in high school. They're all sitting around, reminiscing, and Charlie reflects on the moment by saying this: "The inside jokes weren't jokes anymore. They had become stories. Nobody brought up the bad names or the bad times. And nobody felt sad as long as we could postpone tomorrow with more nostalgia."

Now, I was thinking about how this doesn't exactly happen in college. At least not towards the end. The only time that I remember this happening is at the end of freshman year. Which is interesting to me.

*shrug*. Let me know what you think. Or if you want to read the book. I'm done writing for the moment.

Ta ta for now.