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aaeae61
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A blank canvas...has unlimited possibilities.
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canvas
isla-and-the-happily-ever-after
stephanie-perkins
teen-fiction
contemporary
contemporary-romance
ya
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Stephanie Perkins |
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0f1ae7e
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I like you. And I don't mean as a friend.
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anna-olimphant
etienne-st-clair
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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f50fc40
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I'm teleporting to Atlanta. I'm picking you up, and we'll go someplace where our families can't find us. We'll take Seany. And we'll let him run laps until he tires, and then you and I will take a long walk. Like Thanksgiving. Remember? And we'll talk about everything BUT our parents ... or perhaps we won't talk at all. We'll just walk. And we'll keep walking until the rest of the world ceases to exist.
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stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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"Thank you for helping my sister," he says. I lean forward, mimicking his position. "I'm happy to." Calliope leans out her window. "STOP FLIRTING AND GET BACK TO WORK."
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funny
lola
stephanie-perkins
lola-and-the-boy-next-door
cricket
flirt
window
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Stephanie Perkins |
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8368def
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My mind wanders to the other side of the courtyard, where St. Clair waits with Josh in Q-through-Z. I wonder if I have any classes with him. I mean, . Classes with them.
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stephanie-perkins
anna-oliphant
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Stephanie Perkins |
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"We're enveloped in pitch black. "Wait here," I whisper. "Are you getting your ax?" "Handcuffs." "Kinky. But, okay, I'll try it."
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spa-and-the-happily-ever-after
stephanie-perkins
teen-fiction
contemporary-romance
ya
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Stephanie Perkins |
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30e7e4e
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We still hate Bridgette, right? I haven't missed anything?
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anna-olimphant
etienne-st-clair
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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2906dfe
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St. Clair: So did you enjoy the book? Anna: I did. Did you? St. Clair: I like the author's name the best. Ba-nah-na.
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anna-olimphant
etienne-st-clair
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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8a91b86
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For the two of us, home isn't a place. It's a person. And we're finally home.
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stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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I was there that first night her called you. I've seen how he looked at you in pictures. Any bloke with a working prick would be insane not to like you.
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anna-olimphant
etienne-st-clair
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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79389fc
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"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 whispers. I cover my mouth with my hands again. "A reaaaaaaaal litterbug." "Stop it," I hiss. My eyes are watering. "Ohmygod look at this one! How did he get her toenail clippings?" "If you were my girl," he whispers, "I'd take creepy pictures of your trash when I knew you weren't looking." "If you were my girl," I whisper back," I"d put the creepy pictures in a foreign museum so you wouldn't know that I take creepy pictures."
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romance
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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44d76ff
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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.
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josh
isla
stephanie-perkins
crushes
cute
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Stephanie Perkins |
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b234ff4
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The way he looked at you? He wasn't distracted. He was consumed.
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romantic
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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f41fcfd
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But it's a person's imperfections that make them perfect for someone else.
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relationships
love
stephanie-perkins
lola-and-the-boy-next-door
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Stephanie Perkins |
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bba3603
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I laugh, and it sounds like I've been sucking helium.
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standalone
isla-and-the-happily-ever-after
stephanie-perkins
teen-fiction
contemporary
contemporary-romance
ya
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Stephanie Perkins |
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cc059ec
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Asi pues, ?que deseo? ?Algo que no se si quiero? ?A alguien que no se si me conviene? ?A alguien que se que no puedo tener? A la mierda. Que lo decida la suerte. <> Toma generalizacion.
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deseos
anna-olimphant
etienne-st-clair
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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a42076a
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The feeling is that we have everything to say. And where do you begin with everything?
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relationships
love
truth
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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f4ab397
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"Do you like it?" I whisper. He pauses. "The film?" I'm thankful the shadows hide my blush. "I like it very much," he says.
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stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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1799f5b
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Foomp! My inner fire ignites.
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anna-olimphant
etienne-st-clair
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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358918e
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His name explodes inside of me like cannon fire.
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stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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2860a02
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"You'll come home soon?" I ask. The question makes him smile. "Promise you won't forget me while I'm gone?" I smile back. "I promise." And as I walk away, I realize that I have no idea how I'll manage to stop thinking about him."
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stephanie-perkins
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stephanie perkins |
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421dccc
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The thing I'm trying to ignore. The thing I shouldn't want, the thing I can't have. And he's standing in front of me right now. 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? Screw it. Let the fates decide.
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stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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3074cd3
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My head jerks up in embarassment, but he's smiling. I drop my face, so that my hair shields my cheeks. They blush more for his smile than anything else.
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stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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3d76c90
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"I'm beginning to think that maybe it's okay to be a blank canvas. Maybe it's okay that my future is unknown. And maybe," I say with another smile, "it's okay to be inspired by the people who do know their future."
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future
inspiration
isla-and-the-happily-ever-after
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |
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c43fd69
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I doubted myself, and that made me doubt you. But you weren't the problem. You were never the problem. I should have trusted you, but I didn't, because I couldn't trust myself.
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trust
isla-and-the-happily-ever-after
stephanie-perkins
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Stephanie Perkins |