I totally lost myself while reading "The perks of being a wallflower" - Stephen Chbosky's first novel. I haven't read a book this good and this real in a really long time. Correct that, it has actually been a while since I even took out a novel to read. Things have a way of getting over you and before you know it, you're buried beneath them all. Having taken the first step towards rekindling my love for books, I'm going to make it a point to always have a book at my desk. And also, ebooks are too much of a convenience these days. So, here we go!

I'm so glad I used my Times privilege for the month to get myself this book. And then, I recalled how for my teenage birthdays, I used to get books; non-fiction all the time. And today I missed having you write me a birthday message like you always do even if the message contained/revolved around the same cheesy and over-rated line i.e. "Make the sky your limit!" I miss having the book personalized. So, can I still call it my book? I need to create more cupboard space for my books that are spilling all over my table. So anyways, back to this book, best keep ever.

Charlie, I saw so much of me in you.

1. Wallflower

A person, usually in high school, who sees everything and knows everything that's going on but doesnt say a word. They arent loners, they are shy and don't choose to be in the mix of things.
A person nobody pays attention to, and fades into the background, but are really genuine and interesting people if you take the time to get to know them.

2. Wallflower

A person who see's the world for what it really is, all the beauty and the ugly.
someone who knows life is only for the one who is not afraid to die and that joy is only for him who does not fear to be alone.
these are the most amazing people you will ever meet and you will never, not even if you try, forgett them.

3. Wallflower

Someone who isn't necessarily shy, but never really tells you a lot about themselves. They observe almost everything and listen to everything you have to say without criticizing or judging. These people are often the most sincere, kind, and wonderfully interesting people, yet fail to be attractive to the opposite sex for some reason.

3 definitions that stood out to me.

You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think that counts as love. You just can't. You have to do things.

If somebody likes me, I want them to like the real me, not what they think I am. And I don't want them to carry it around inside. I want them to show me, so I can feel it, too. I want them to be able to do whatever they want around me. And if they do something I don't like, I'll tell them.