“Nathan nods. "Have a good time. Don't do anything I wouldn't do." I hear Andy as I'm walking out the front door.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“To her amazement,Ellie breaks into an ear-to-ear smile.Oddly enough, it's this moment I realize that despite her husky voice and Parisian attire,she's… — 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
“Please. The boy gets a boner every time you walk into the room." My eyes pop back open. Does she mean that… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“You’ve crafted this bored veneer, but you’re always giving yourself away in moments like that. In the moments that really matter.” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Our fingers are in each other's hair, and his breath is in the hallow of my neck, and I wish the world… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“A moment of reserve. "That was it? The whole story?" "Yes. God, you're right. That was pants." I sidestep another aggressive couscous… — 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
Because that's the thing about depression. When I feel it deeply, I don't want to let it go. It becomes a comfort.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“St. Clair waggles his eyebrows at Josh, but the moment he sees that I've caught him, his expression changes to a flirtatious… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I’m…getting there. I’m beginning to think that maybe it’s okay to be a blank canvas. Maybe it’s okay that my future is… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Let's go over the facts one more time," Josh says. "This is your first weekend away from home?" "Yes." "Your first weekend… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“St. Clair gets a crush on Anna. He's torn between her and Ellie, and he spends so much time running between them… — 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
“Once upon a time, there was a girl who talked to the moon. And she was mysterious and she was perfect, in… — 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
“ To: Anna Oliphant From: Etienne St. Clair Subject: HAPPY CHRISTMAS Have you gotten used to the time difference? Bloody hell,I can't… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
How could I have ever for a moment believed I wasn't in love with him? — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I LOVE his hair, and now I get to touch it whenever I want. And he doesn't even get irritated. Most of… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Why do I care so much about him, and why do I wish I didn't? How can one person make me so… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I'm just saying that if it were Anna, I'd want to meet her coworkers. See where she's spending her time." I stare… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“I'm going to be sick. I'm going to vomit that weird eggplant tapenade I had for dinner, and everyone will hear, and… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“He turns back to me. "So did you enjoy the book?' "I did." Discomfort lingers between us. "Did you?" St. Clair considers… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Anna: You really think he likes me? Rashmi: Anna. He teases you all the time. It's classic boy-pulling-girl's-pigtail syndrome. And whenever anyone… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“You've spent all this time afraid to talk about what was going on between you two, but if you'd ever bothered to… — stephanie perkins Copy Share Image
How many times can our emotions be tied to someone else's - be pulled and stretched and twisted - before they snap?… — 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
“Closed. Plenty of time to see it later, remember?" He leads me into the courtyard, and I take the opportunity to admire… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“And for the first time since coming home, i'm completely happy. It's strange. Home... to be here, in my technical house, and… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“You tell me I'm beautiful,and that you like my hair and you like my smile. You rest your leg against mine in… — 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 slide my hand between our mouths, just in time. His lips are soft against my palm. I slowly, slowly remove it.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Anna? Anna,are you there? I've been waiting in the lobby for fifteen minutes." A scrambling noise,and St. Clair curses from the floorboards.… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Steve Carver-the guy with the faux-surfer hair-and Amanda's best friend, Nicole,are chosen.Rashmi and I groan in a rare moment of camaraderie.Steve pumps… — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“Do adults realize how lucky they are? Or do they forget that these small moments are actually small miracles? I don’t want… — 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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
“Beautiful. He called me beautiful! But wait. I don't like Dave. Do I like Dave?” — Stephanie Perkins Copy Share Image
“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 Image
“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 Image
