Stephanie Perkins, Isla and the Happily Ever After

"A blank canvas...has unlimited possibilities."

"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 more he realizes how alone he actually is. All of his friends will be gone the next year. Josh grows increasingly antagonistic toward school, which makes Rashmi increasingly antagonistic toward him, which makes him increasingly antagonistic toward her. And she's upset because Elie dropped her as a friend, and Meredith is upset because now St. Clair likes two girls who aren't her, and Anna is upset because St. Clair is leading her on, and then St. Clair's mom gets cancer. It's a freaking soap opera."

"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."

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

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