Daily Dialogue — October 24, 2017

Charlie: Just tell me how to stop it.
Dr. Burton: Stop what?
Charlie: Seeing it. All their lives, all the time, how do you stop seeing it?
Dr. Burton: Seeing what, Charlie?
Charlie: There is so much pain, and I don’t know how to not notice it.
Dr. Burton: What’s hurting you?
Charlie: No, not me. It’s them, it’s everyone, it never stops.

— The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012), screenplay by Stephen Chbosky based on his novel

The Daily Dialogue theme for the week: Therapy, suggested by Gisela Wehrl.

Trivia: John Hughes originally bought the film rights with the intention to write and direct. He intended to make the film as more of a dark comedy with Shia LaBeouf set to play Charlie, Kirsten Dunst slated to play Sam, and Patrick Fugit cast as Patrick. Hughes sudden death stalled the project, as he’d not completed a script before his passing. This allowed the film to be revived, as an independent movie, with Stephen Chbosky returning to write and direct.

Dialogue On Dialogue: It’s common for a patient to want some sort of quick fix to their psychological issues. Of course, there is none. The only way out is through which is what this scene is about.