Stephanie Perkins Quotes

The more you know who you are, and what you want, the less you let things upset you.

For the two of us, home isn't a place. It is a person. And we are finally home.

Life isn't about what you get, it's about what you DO with what you get.

I don't believe in fashion. I believe in costume. Life is too short to be same person every day.

I'm saying I'm in love with you! I've been in love with you this whole bleeding year!

There are some people in life that you can't get over.

If I had a euro for every stupid thing I've done, I could buy the Mona Lisa.

A blank canvas...has unlimited possibilities.

Perfect is overrated. Perfect is boring." I smile. "You don't think I'm perfect?" "No. You're delightfully screwy, and I wouldn't have you any other way.

I know you aren't perfect. But it's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.

Everyone makes mistakes. The important thing is to not make the same mistake twice.

Why is it that the right people never wind up together? Why are people so afraid to leave a relationship, even if they know it's a bad one?

How many times can our emotions be tied to someone else's - be pulled and stretched and twisted - before they snap? Before they can never be mended again?

Just because something isn't practical doesn't mean it's not worth creating. Sometimes beauty and real-life magic are enough.

I've always thought the best relationships are those that are as happy and content in silence as they are in action [...]

It's ridiculous how difficult a question can be when the answer means so much.

You should show encouragement whenever you can. People try harder when they know that someone cares about them.

I wish friends held hands more often, like the children I see on the streets sometimes. I'm not sure why we have to grow up and get embarrassed about it.

So what do I wish for? Something I'm not sure I want? Someone I'm not sure I need? Or someone I know I can't have?

Umbrellas are so small and sad and easy to forget.

I'm not interested in making what's easy. I'm interested in making what's beautiful.

I don’t understand why things always go from perfect to weird with us. It’s like we’re incapable of normal human interaction.

I didn't know it was possible to simultaneously hate and ache for someone.

I am hard on myself. But isn't it better to be honest about these things before someone else can use them against you? Before someone else can break your heart? Isn't it better to break it yourself?

Boys turns girls into such idiots.