Find the perfect quote to float your boat. Shmoop breaks down key quotations from Perfect.
Madness Quotes
I've lived with the pretense/of perfection for seventeen/years. Give my room a cursory/inspection, you'd think I have OCD. (1.7)
Family Quotes
The more she goes/on, the more I'm sure the carpet/guys understand. There is no/possible way to satisfy our mother. (1.26)
Sex Quotes
I think/if love is real, and headed/toward the altar, the sex part/can—within reason—wait. (7.20)
Race Quotes
I like driving a pricey car, wearing clothes that feel/like they want to be next to my skin./I love not having to be a living, breathing/stereotype because/of my color. (4.8-9)
Drugs and Alcohol Quotes
So I'll count every calorie. Train even harder./Fight for buff. And maybe I'll ask Sean/about that steroid I read about—/the weight loss phenom of the stars. (2.90-91)
Strength and Skill Quotes
Between dance lessons/and vocal training and helping out/at the food bank (all grooming for Miss/Teen Nevada), I barely have time for/homework, let alone fun. (2.10-11)
Appearances Quotes
[…] when/did creating a flawless façade/become a more vital goal/than learning to love the person/who/lives inside your skin? (1.4-5)
Sexuality and Sexual Identity Quotes
She scoots/sideways, her knee touches mine./And for some crazy reason, I want/her to kiss me. Wait. What? (9.41)