25 Dear Evan Hansen Quotes From the Musical About an Outcast High Schooler

Fans of musicals or life lessons will enjoy these Dear Evan Hansen quotes.

Dear Evan Hansen is a musical as well as a book.

Steven Levenson, Benj Pasek, and Justin Paul wrote the lyrics and music for the musical version.

Val Emmich wrote the book along with the others.

The musical is about a high school boy named Evan Hansen that struggles with depression and social anxiety.

The musical first opened in Washington, D.C., in 2015 and then opened on Broadway in 2016 and was met with critical acclaim, winning multiple awards.

The plot follows Evan Hansen, who, after being bullied and left out, is tasked by his therapist to write letters about what will be good about each day.

When a schoolmate named Connor, who struggles with drugs, steals one of Evan’s letters, Evan is devastated as the letter talks about his infatuation with Connor’s sister Zoe.

Take a look at these Dear Evan Hansen quotes to learn more about this popular musical.

Best Dear Evan Hansen Quotes to Remember

Check out some of the best Dear Evan Hansen quotes.

1. “The me I am is not the me I was.” — Val Emmich

2. “Will I ever be more than I’ve always been?” — Val Emmich

3. “I wish that I was a part of something.” — Val Emmich

4. “If the pain is in you, it’s in you. It follows you everywhere.” — Val Emmich

5. “No one should flicker out or have any doubt that it matters that they are here.” — Val Emmich

6. “I laughed because there’s not much else you can do. You can laugh, or you can cry.” — Val Emmich

7. “Now we can both pretend we have friends.” — Val Emmich

8. “Even if you’ve always been that barely-in-the-background kind of guy, you still matter.” — Val Emmich

9. “I wish that anything I said mattered to anyone. I mean, let’s face it: would anybody even notice if I disappeared tomorrow?” — Val Emmich

10. “I looked up once more at the whole world; it was beautiful, I knew it was, but I wasn’t a part of it. I was never going to be a part of it.” — Val Emmich

Relatable Dear Evan Hansen Quotes

We can all relate to these Dear Evan Hansen quotes.

11. “That’s where my plan failed. I couldn’t do it. I’m not brave.” — Val Emmich

12. “How many times in life do you get to just start all over again? That does sound tempting, actually.” — Val Emmich

13. “I’m much better at interpreting books and stories than I am at understanding the decisions made by living, breathing people.” — Val Emmich

14. “I also know that when you’re not in the best headspace, the trivial can turn into the insurmountable.” — Val Emmich

15. “I do stupid things when I’m nervous, which means I’m constantly doing stupid things.” — Val Emmich

16. “Really, though, what do I know about what another person is capable of? I still don’t have a clue what I’m capable of. I keep surprising even myself.” — Val Emmich

17. “Also, I realized that avoiding people didn’t actually ease any of my anxieties. Out there in the woods, I still had to live with myself.” — Val Emmich

Emotional Dear Evan Hansen Quotes

Enjoy these emotional Dear Hansen Quotes.

18. “Just wish that life, for once, for a day or even a few hours, would go smoothly.” — Val Emmich

19. “Is it possible that I actually appear to them as hollow and immaterial as I feel inside?” — Val Emmich

20. “I’m left with loneliness so overpowering it threatens to seep from my eyes. I have no one.” — Val Emmich

21. “I was certain of one thing: how I felt when I was around him and when I wasn’t. The first was exhilarating. The other unbearable.” — Val Emmich

22. “Even if you never get around to doing some remarkable thing, that doesn’t mean that you’re not worth remembering.” — Justin Paul

23. “You’re born, and you keep getting older and grayer and sicker, and no matter what efforts you make to reverse the process, you die every single time.” — Val Emmich

24. “No one should ever feel they have to suffer in silence. We need to keep talking about mental health and continue to reach out to those who might be suffering.” — Val Emmich

25. “Even when the dark comes crashing through, when you need someone to carry you when you’re broken on the ground, you will be found.” — Val Emmich

What Happens In the Rest of the Musical?

After Connor takes Evan’s letter, Connor commits suicide.

The letter is found, and it is believed that Evan is a good friend of Connors, so Connor’s parents and sister Zoe form a relationship with Evan.

Although this relationship is everything that Evan wanted, eventually, he can’t continue the lie.

He must come clean, which ends the relationship with Connor’s family.

Although the relationship is over, Evan has now experienced some things he wanted in life and writes another letter about what is to come next.

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