Quotes by Stephanie Perkins, Isla and the Happily Ever After

“Phones are distracting. The internet is distracting.The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed.”

“We straighten , bu our snickering is barely contained as we attempt to focus our attention on a picture of a discarded Coke can. "This guy's lady love is kind of a slob, don't you think?" he whispe...”

“St. Clair clears his throat. 'My fiance and I are headed out for a celebratory dessert. I'd ask you all to join us, but I don't want you there.”

“We cant stop smiling at each other. I cant believe that adults get to do this every day. And I dont even mean sex, though its wonderful, but things like this. Brushing our teeth at the same sink. D...”

“Im beginning to think that maybe its okay to be a blank canvas. Maybe its okay that my future is unknown. And maybe, I say with another smile, its okay to be inspired by the people who do know thei...”

“It gets worse. Josh tell her that he loves her. She says it back. He touches her. She touches him back. And then they're losing their virginity on the floor of her bedroom beside her pet rabbit, Is...”

“I don't know what I believe. I guess that makes me a Christmas Tree Agnostic.”

“A blank canvas...has unlimited possibilities.”

“I doubted myself, and that made me doubt you. But you werent the problem. You were never the problem. I should have trusted you, but I didnt, because I couldnt trust myself.”

“St. Clair gets a crush on Anna. He's torn between her and Ellie, and he spends so much time running between them that he hardly has time left for Josh. And the more time that Josh spends alone, the...”

“The way he looked at you? He wasnt distracted. He was consumed.”

“Confidence, darling." He leans across the table and touches a finger to my cheek. "You could learn something from me, you know.”

“Finally, I laugh. Genuine and normal sounding. And then my date says the best thing that he couldpossibly say: Its okay. I havent been on one of these [dates] in a while either.My smile triples in ...”

“We're enveloped in pitch black. "Wait here," I whisper."Are you getting your ax?""Handcuffs.""Kinky. But, okay, I'll try it.”

“I laugh, and it sounds like I've been sucking helium.”

“I mean . . . I don't know. I don't know what I want to do, or who I want to be, or where I want to live. I don't know. I like reading about adventure, sure, but I also like doing it from the safety...”

“Well, bloody noses." I hug his coat tighter. "Those are definitely hot.”

“I don't know what I want to do, or who I want to be, or where I want to live. It's like everyone else has their entire future mapped out except for me.”

“I don't care about anything. But I care about you.”

“Crushes are so awful. I wonder if they suck worse for the crush-er or the crush-ee. I consider my three years of watching Josh from afar. Yeah, definitely the crush-er.”