--- title: "4 French Quotes By Stephanie Perkins" description: "4 French quotes by Stephanie Perkins. Plus more from Stephanie Perkins and more French sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/stephanie-perkins-482_breakfast_you-ll-be-reading-the-breakfast-menu-wit_1183179.png" --- > [“You’ll be reading the breakfast menu without me before you know it.” Hmm, maybe I don’t want to learn French”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/you-ll-be-reading-the-breakfast-menu-without-me-before-you-know-it/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/stephanie-perkins-482_breakfast_you-ll-be-reading-the-breakfast-menu-wit_1183179.png) > [“What's that?" "My friend St. Clair bought it for me. So I wouldn't feel out of place." She raises her eyebrows as…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/what-s-that-my-friend-st-clair-bought-it-for-me-so-i-wouldn-t-feel/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/706/stephanie-perkins-482_french_what-s-that-my-friend-st-clair-bought-it_1616138.png) > [“The pressure is on. They've teased me all week, because I've avoided anything that requires ordering. I've made excuses (I'm allergic to…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/the-pressure-is-on-they-ve-teased-me-all-week-because-i-ve-avoided/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/0b8/stephanie-perkins-482_every-night_the-pressure-is-on-they-ve-teased-me-all_2151624.jpg) > [“The only French word I know is oui, which means “yes,” and only recently did I learn it’s spelled o-​u-​i and not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/the-only-french-word-i-know-is-oui-which-means-yes-and-only-recently/) [Stephanie Perkins](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/stephanie-perkins/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/1c4/stephanie-perkins-482_french_the-only-french-word-i-know-is-oui-which_2945913.jpg) ## Other authors on French ## 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/french/stephanie-perkins/#itemlist", "name": "4 French Quotes By Stephanie Perkins", "numberOfItems": 4, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“You’ll be reading the breakfast menu without me before you know it.” Hmm, maybe I don’t want to learn French”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Stephanie Perkins" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/stephanie-perkins/you-ll-be-reading-the-breakfast-menu-without-me-before-you-know-it/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/stephanie-perkins-482_breakfast_you-ll-be-reading-the-breakfast-menu-wit_1183179.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/stephanie-perkins-482_breakfast_you-ll-be-reading-the-breakfast-menu-wit_1183179.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7f7/stephanie-perkins-482_breakfast_you-ll-be-reading-the-breakfast-menu-wit_1183179.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“You’ll be reading the breakfast menu without me before you know it.” Hmm, maybe I don’t want to learn French” — Stephanie Perkins", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“What's that?\" \"My friend St. Clair bought it for me. 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When does fall come to Paris? \"Ah! soupe .I mean, oui. Oui! \" My cheeks burn. \"And,um, the uh-chicken-salad-green-bean thingy?\" Monsieur Boutin laughs. It's a jolly, bowl-full-of-jelly, Santa Claus laugh. \"Chicken and haricots verts, oui. You know,you may speek Ingleesh to me. I understand eet vairy well.\" My blush deepends. Of course he'd speak English in an American school. And I've been living on stupid pears and baquettes for five days. He hands me a bowl of soup and a small plate of chicken salad, and my stomach rumbles at the sight of hot food. \" Merci ,\" I say. \" De rien .You're welcome. And I 'ope you don't skeep meals to avoid me anymore!\" He places his hand on his chest, as if brokenhearted. I smile and shake my head no. I can do this. I can do this. I can- \"NOW THAT WASN'T SO TERRIBLE, WAS IT, ANNA?\" St. Clair hollers from the other side of the cafeteria. I spin around and give him the finger down low, hoping Monsieur Boutin can't see. 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