With Taylor Swift taking a well-deserved break from releasing new music, where does America turn for poetry? To Amaya from Love Islandwhose quotes will convince you she’s our next greatest wordsmith.
The self-styled bard of Love Island USA season 7 is a nurse and content creator who just has a way with words. Her daily quips on the popular reality show have earned her something of a cult fandom this summer. From her tossed-off remarks about fellow contestants to her zingers about herself, every other word out of Amaya “Papaya” Espinal’s mouth is gold.
If you’re looking for an Instagram caption, a group chat name, or a semi-nonsense mantra to get you through a summer situationship, look no further, because we have rounded up the best Amaya Love Island quotes from her season so far, and trust us, they make more sense out of context…
On household chores:
“I can’t iron clothes, how am I supposed to get married?”
On anatomy:
“Last time I checked I got 10 toes, not one toe missing. So I’m gonna stand on business on my 10 toes.”
On compatibility:
“Sometimes I’m not the book that someone should be reading, and that’s okay.”
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On applause:
“My hands are not the only thing that can clap.”
On wiggles:
“Now I’m getting all kiddy and jiggly about it.”
On grooming:
“I need to shave my a** crack.”
On aviation:
“I feel like I could fly like the pigeons back in New York City.”
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On nutrition:
“I’m not going to have a sugar rush anymore from the word candy you’re feeding me.”
On meat:
“I don’t want no beef, I want chicken!”
On zak:
“You’re an extremely odd individual and I do not want to f*cking talk to you ever again.”
On hydration:
“Ain’t nobody begging you to drink peppermint tea.”
On geometry:
“So I consider myself a circle, and people need to stop putting me — or trying to fit me — into this square box.”
On self-knowledge:
“Just embrace your inner slutty selves in a classy way.”
On containing multitudes:
“God forbid I’m a sensitive gangsta.”
On tariffs:
“I know my worth plus the tax. I don’t beg no man to see my value.”
This post originally appeared in Glamour, and may be updated.
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