Perception Quote by Helen Oyeyemi

“It's old-school to write by hand, but Jess likes the way the words blossom under her fingertips [. . .] These scribblings and imaginings…

— C.B. Lee

“Jessica put out her hand and braced herself against the door jamb. She experienced one of those rare moments when understanding of the world…

— Audrey Niffenegger

“Maybe Jess was caught up with these ridiculous, impossible ideas because it meant she never had to try for something real.”

— C.B. Lee

“Jess is too big for her skin, as if she might float away in the exhilarating possibility of the moment.”

— C.B. Lee

“I was taking a nap in the theater one day while I ditched English, when I looked up and saw Jess on the stage.…

— Carolee Dean

“We can live with doubts," Jessop said "It's the knowing that breaks us.”

— John Hart

“Tell me something,” he said in a low voice. “Anything,” I answered. “What’s it like to have every breath count?” I sat up and…

— Laura Burks

“I used to write poetry when I was younger," Jess said. She had kept a notebook by her bed, in case some line or…

— Allegra Goodman

“When I get to the part about Jess kissing me on the Fourth of July and taking me to her beach house,I look at…

— Carolee Dean

“And sometimes, even though Dad said Dr. Snow was the best psychologist in the city and a very famous man, Jess thought there were…

— Judith Clarke

“Is willing to accept that she creates her own reality except for some of the parts where she can't help but wonder what the…

— Brian Andreas

“She stood there for a moment, conflicted and confused. A victim of you and inexperience and a deep desire - a need- to believe…

— Seth Grahame-Smith