How could I have ever for a moment believed I wasn't in love with him? — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Not always getting what you want, but sometimes getting what you need.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“But it's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Why did he do it?" "For the same reason everyone makes mistakes. He fell in love.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“What just happened?" "Your father invited the former love of your life in for pie." "Yeah, that's what I thought.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“They blinked in the dusk of the setting sun, a reminder that light was a recurring state.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I draw him closer by his tie and whisper into his ear, "Cricket Bell, I have been in love with you for… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home. — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
I'm saying I'm in love with you! I've been in love with you this whole bleeding year! — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
I wish the world would swallow us here, whole, in this moment. And that's when it hits me that this - this… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Yes, St. Claire. I like you. But I can't say it aloud, because he's my friend. And friends don't let other friends… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I bought you love poetry! 'I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly, between the shadow and the soul.'" I… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“The realization is surprising, but the one that follows stuns me even more. I'm not in love with him anymore. Instead, looking… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I grip the edge of a sidewalk cafe table to keep from falling. The diners stare in alarm, but I don't care.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Love can be so strange and sad. It can be hard to understand why we run toward certain people and away from… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“But—” “But what? You love him, and he loves you, and you live in the most romantic city in the world.” I… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“You're the most incredible girl I've ever known. You're gorgeous and smart, and you make me laugh like no one else can.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“You forgot to call,' he says. I throw open my arms. He pulls me into them, and we kiss, and his lips… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I'm the last one in the dark, until- suddenly- it happens. St. Clair removes something from his pocket. And then he gets… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Josh is a romantic. He likes being in love, and he craves love to fill the void left by his absentee parents.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“She rests her hand on the ruffled costume beside her. “Just answer this one question. My brother never got over you. Did… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“The directness of her question throws me. "I don't know. Sometimes I think there are only so many opportunities...to get together with… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Cricket tells a joke and turns to see if I'm laughing, if I think he's funny, and I want him to know… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“What are you working on?" I ask. "The last page." He gestures towards the table, where a pencilled sketch is being turned… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I trail my fingers across his cheek. He stays perfectly still for me. “Please stop apologizing, Étienne.” “Say my name again,” he… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“When I come back, the club is packed. There's hardly any standing room. Anna snagged a wooden bar stool, one of the… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“We straighten , bu our snickering is barely contained as we attempt to focus our attention on a picture of a discarded… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Is that...the Looney Tunes theme?" Mer and St. Clair cock their ears. "Why,yes.I believe it is," St. Clair says. "I heard 'Love… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“It was around the time of the divorce that all traces of decency vanished, and his dream of being the next great… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“What are you doing here?" He takes a deep breath. "I came for you." "And how on EARTH did you know I… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“We used to hang out all the time. St. Clair and me.But after you arrived,I hardly saw him. He'd sit next to… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Even when he was gone, some fragment of his spirit lingered behind.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“This warmth over the telephone. Is it possible for home to be a person and not a place? Bridgette used to be home to… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“I wasn't being a git. I wasn't even being a twat, or a wanker, or any of your other bleeding Briticisms -” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“You said on my birthday that you were afraid of being alone, but I’ve been here this whole time. This whole time.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“Lola: Do you think things have to be easy? For it to work? Cricket: NO. I mean, yes, but... sometimes there are... extenuating circumstances.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“Thanks. I forgot how to flip off the English. I'll use the correct hand gesture next time." "My pleasure. Always happy to educate.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“Beautiful. He called me beautiful! But wait. I don't like Dave. Do I like Dave?” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“We're enveloped in pitch black. "Wait here," I whisper. "Are you getting your ax?" "Handcuffs." "Kinky. But, okay, I'll try it.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“And, suddenly, I want to touch him. Not a push, or a shove, or even a friendly hug. I want to feel the creases… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“My face is round, and my cheeks are pinchable, and my ears stick out farther than I'd like.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“There's something about blue eyes. The kind of blue that startles you every time they're lifted in your direction. The kind of blue that… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
“I'm a little distracted by this English French American Boy Masterpiece.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share
