--- title: "4 Brown eyes Quotes By Stephanie Perkins" description: "4 Brown eyes quotes by Stephanie Perkins. Plus more from Stephanie Perkins and more Brown eyes sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/stephanie-perkins-482_brown-eyes_anna-yeah-he-pauses-never-mind-what-noth_856433.png" --- > [“Anna?" "Yeah?" He pauses. "Never mind." "What?" "Nothing." But his tone is definitely not nothing. I turn to him, and his eyes…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/anna-yeah-he-pauses-never-mind-what-nothing-but-his-tone-is/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e2e/stephanie-perkins-482_brown-eyes_anna-yeah-he-pauses-never-mind-what-noth_856433.png) > [“What are you doing here?" He takes a deep breath. "I came for you." "And how on EARTH did you know I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/what-are-you-doing-here-he-takes-a-deep-breath-i-came-for-you-and-how/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/94d/stephanie-perkins-482_brown-eyes_what-are-you-doing-here-he-takes-a-deep_2020051.jpg) > [“Well,Anna.It's Matt or the minivan. I'm not making the choice for you." I choose my ex.We used to be good friends,so I'm…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/well-anna-it-s-matt-or-the-minivan-i-m-not-making-the-choice-for-you/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2af/stephanie-perkins-482_brown-eyes_well-anna-it-s-matt-or-the-minivan-i-m-n_2206075.jpg) > [“It's a physical sickness. Etienne. How much I love him. I love Etienne. I love it when he cocks an eyebrow whenever…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/it-s-a-physical-sickness-etienne-how-much-i-love-him-i-love-etienne-i/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc0/stephanie-perkins-482_brown-eyes_it-s-a-physical-sickness-etienne-how-muc_2792935.jpg) ## Other authors on Brown eyes - [Katie McGarry 11 quotes](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/katie-mcgarry/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b021/author-sarah-j-maas-83224.jpg) Sarah J. Maas 7 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/sarah-j-maas/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-richelle-mead-78985.jpg) Richelle Mead 6 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/richelle-mead/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b020/author-rick-riordan-79077.jpg) Rick Riordan 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/rick-riordan/) - [ ![](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/wp-content/uploads/sms4s/authors/processed/b006/author-catherine-anderson-21601.jpg) Catherine Anderson 5 quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/catherine-anderson/) ## More by Stephanie Perkins > [“This warmth over the telephone. Is it possible for home to be a person and not a place? Bridgette used to be home to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/this-warmth-over-the-telephone-is-it-possible-for-home-to-be-a-person/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“I wasn't being a git. I wasn't even being a twat, or a wanker, or any of your other bleeding Briticisms -”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/i-wasn-t-being-a-git-i-wasn-t-even-being-a-twat-or-a-wanker-or-any-of/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“You said on my birthday that you were afraid of being alone, but I’ve been here this whole time. This whole time.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/you-said-on-my-birthday-that-you-were-afraid-of-being-alone-but-i-ve/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“Lola: Do you think things have to be easy? For it to work? Cricket: NO. I mean, yes, but... sometimes there are... extenuating circumstances.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/lola-do-you-think-things-have-to-be-easy-for-it-to-work-cricket-no-i/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“Sometimes a mistake isn't a what. It's a who.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/sometimes-a-mistake-isn-t-a-what-it-s-a-who/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“And that. Why don’t you call me Étienne anymore?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/and-that-why-don-t-you-call-me-tienne-anymore/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“Thanks. I forgot how to flip off the English. I'll use the correct hand gesture next time." "My pleasure. Always happy to educate.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/thanks-i-forgot-how-to-flip-off-the-english-i-ll-use-the-correct-hand/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“Beautiful. He called me beautiful! But wait. I don't like Dave. Do I like Dave?”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/beautiful-he-called-me-beautiful-but-wait-i-don-t-like-dave-do-i-like/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“You can't undo loss. You can't unmake a mistake.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/you-can-t-undo-loss-you-can-t-unmake-a-mistake/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“They didn’t talk much, but their silence was companionable.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/they-didn-t-talk-much-but-their-silence-was-companionable/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“We're enveloped in pitch black. "Wait here," I whisper. "Are you getting your ax?" "Handcuffs." "Kinky. But, okay, I'll try it.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/we-re-enveloped-in-pitch-black-wait-here-i-whisper-are-you-getting/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“And, suddenly, I want to touch him. Not a push, or a shove, or even a friendly hug. I want to feel the creases…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/and-suddenly-i-want-to-touch-him-not-a-push-or-a-shove-or-even-a/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“My face is round, and my cheeks are pinchable, and my ears stick out farther than I'd like.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/my-face-is-round-and-my-cheeks-are-pinchable-and-my-ears-stick-out/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/there-s-something-about-blue-eyes-the-kind-of-blue-that-startles-you/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) > [“I'm a little distracted by this English French American Boy Masterpiece.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/i-m-a-little-distracted-by-this-english-french-american-boy/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/brown-eyes/stephanie-perkins/#itemlist", "name": "4 Brown eyes Quotes By Stephanie Perkins", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Anna?\" \"Yeah?\" He pauses. \"Never mind.\" \"What?\" \"Nothing.\" But his tone is definitely not nothing. I turn to him, and his eyes are closed. His skin is pale and tired. \"What?\" I ask again,sitting up. St. Clair opens his eyes, noticing I've moved. He struggles,trying to sit up, too, and I help him. When I pull away, he clutches my hand to stop me. \"I like you,\" he says. My body is rigid. \"And I don't mean as a friend.\" It feels like I'm swallowing my tongue. \"Uh. Um. What about-?\" I pull my hand away from his. The weight of her name hangs heavy and unspoken. \"It's not right.It hasn't been right, not since I met you.\" His eyes close again,and his body sways. He's drunk. He's just drunk. Calm down,Anna. He's drunk, and he's going through a crisis. There is NO WAY he knows what he's talking about right now. So what do I do? Oh my God, what am I supposed to do? \"Do you like me?\" St. Clair asks. And he looks at me with those big brown eyes-which,okay,are a bit red from the drinking and maybe from some crying-and my heart breaks. Yes,St. Clair.I like you. But I can't say it out loud, because he's my friend. 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What what what? \"Why did you lie to me?\" The question startles me.Not what I was expecting.Nor hoping.He's still on the ground,but he stares up at me.His brown eyes are huge and heartbroken. I'm confused. \"I'm sorry, I don't know what-\" \"November.At the creperie. I asked you if we'd talked about anything strange that night I was drunk in your room.If I had said anything about our relationship,or my relationship with Ellie.And you said no.\" Oh my God. \"How did you know?\" \"Josh told me.\" \" When? \" \"November.\" I'm stunned. \"I...I...\" My throat is dry. \"If you'd seen the look on your face that day.In the restaurant. How could I possibly tell you? With your mother-\" \"But if you had,I wouldn't have wasted all of these months.I thought you were turning me down.I thought you weren't interested.\" \"But you were drunk! You had a girlfriend! What was I supposed to do? God,St. Clair,I didn't even know if you meant it.\" \"Of course I meant it.\" He stands,and his legs falter. \"Careful!\" Step.Step.Step. He toddles toward me,and I reach for his hand to guide him.We're so close to the edge. He sits next to me and grips my hand harder. \"I meant it,Anna.I mean it.\" \"I don't under-\" He's exasperated. \"I'm saying I'm in love with you! I've been in love with you this whole bleeding year!\" My mind spins. \"But Ellie-\" \"I cheated on her every day.In my mind, I thought of you in ways I shouldn't have,again and again. She was nothing compared to you.I've never felt this way about anybody before-\" \"But-\" \"The first day of school.\" He scoots closer. \"We weren't physics partners by accident.I saw Professeur Wakefield assigning lab partners based on where people were sitting,so I leaned forward to borrow a pencil from you at just the right moment so he'd think we were next to each other.Anna,I wanted to be your partner the first day. \" \"But...\" I can't think straight. \"I doubt you love poetry! 'I love you as certain dark things are loved, secretly,between the shadow and the soul.'\" I blink at him. \"Neruda.I starred the passage.God,\" he moans. \"Why didn't you open it?\" \"Because you said it was for school. \" \"I said you were beautiful.I slept in your bed!\" \"You never mave a move! You had a girlfriend!\" \"No matter what a terrible boyfriend I was,I wouldn't actually cheat on her. But I thought you'd know.With me being there,I thought you'd know.\" We're going in circles. \"How could I know if you never said anything?\" \"How could I know if you never said anyting?\" \"You had Ellie!\" \"You had Toph! 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I'm not making the choice for you.\" I choose my ex.We used to be good friends,so I'm sort of looking forward to seeing him again. And maybe Cherrie isn't as bad as I remember.Except she is. She totally is. After only five minutes in her company,I cannot fathom how Bridge stands sitting with her at lunch every day.She turns to look at me in the backseat,and her hair swishes in a vitamin-enriched, shampoo-commercial curtain. \"So.How are the guys in Paris?\" I shrug. \"Parisian.\" \"Ha ha.You're funny.\" Her lifeless laugh is one of her lesser attributes.What does Matt see in her? \"No one special?\" Matt smiles and glances at me through the rearview mirror. I'm not sure why,but I forgot that he has brown eyes.Why do they make some people look amazing and others completely average? It's the same with brown hair. Statistically speaking, St. Clair and Matt are quite similar. Eyes: Brown. Hair: Brown. Race: Caucasian. There's a significant difference in height,but still. 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I'm not making the choice for you.\" I choose my ex.We used to be good…” — Stephanie Perkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“It's a physical sickness. Etienne. How much I love him. I love Etienne. I love it when he cocks an eyebrow whenever I say something he finds clever or amusing. I love listening to his boots clomp across my bedroom ceiling. I love that the accent over his first name is called an acute accent, and that he has a cute accent. I love that. I love sitting beside him in physics. Brushing against him during lands. His messy handwriting on our worksheets. I love handing him his backpack when class is over,because then my fingers smell like him for the next ten minutes. And when Amanda says something lame, and he seeks me out to exchange an eye roll-I love that,too. I love his boyish laugh and his wrinkled shirts and his ridiculous knitted hat. I love his large brown eyes,and the way he bites his nails,and I love his hair so much I could die. There's only one thing I don't love about him. Her. If I didn't like Ellie before,it's nothing compared to how I feel now. It doesn't matter that I can count how many times we've met on one hand. It's that first image, that's what I can't shake. Under the streeplamp. Her fingers in his hair. Anytime I'm alone, my mind wanders back to that night. I take it further. She touches his chest. I take it further.His bedroom.He slips off her dress,their lips lock, their bodies press,and-oh my God-my temperature rises,and my stomach is sick. I fantasize about their breakup. How he could hurt her,and she could hurt him,and of all the ways I could hurt her back. I want to grab her Parisian-styled hair and yank it so hard it rips from her skull. I want to sink my claws into her eyeballs and scrape. It turns out I am not a nice person. Etienne and I rarely discussed her before, but she's completely taboo now. Which tortures me, because since we've gotten back from winter break, they seem to be having problems again. Like an obsessed stalker,I tally the evenings he spend with me versus the evening he spends with her. I'm winning.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephanie Perkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/it-s-a-physical-sickness-etienne-how-much-i-love-him-i-love-etienne-i/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc0/stephanie-perkins-482_brown-eyes_it-s-a-physical-sickness-etienne-how-muc_2792935.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc0/stephanie-perkins-482_brown-eyes_it-s-a-physical-sickness-etienne-how-muc_2792935.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/bc0/stephanie-perkins-482_brown-eyes_it-s-a-physical-sickness-etienne-how-muc_2792935.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“It's a physical sickness. Etienne. How much I love him. I love Etienne. 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