And then he says something like this ... "I would die for you. But I won't live for you." Something like that. I think the idea is that every person has to live for his or her own life and then make the choice to share it with other people.

Stephen Chbosky
About This Quote

This quote is about how people should only live for themselves and if they want to be with someone else, that's not their problem. They should just live for themselves and if that person doesn't want them, then that's their problem. This quote is saying that people should only care about what they want and don't care about the people around them.

Source: The Perks Of Being A Wallflower

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