You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours… — Sam (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

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You can't just sit there and put everybody's lives ahead of yours and think it counts as love.

Sam (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

The Perks of Being a Wallflower · 2012

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Topic

Nature of love Self-denial Love

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Coming of age (film)Drama (film)Coming of age Drama

Medium

Film

Time

2012

Person

Sam (The Perks of Being a Wallflower)

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Citation

The Perks of Being a Wallflower. Directed by Stephen Chbosky, Mr. Mudd Productions, 2012.

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