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101 " When Ronan thought of Gansey, he thought of moving into Monmouth Manufacturing, of nights spent in companionable insomnia, of a summer searching for a king, of Gansey asking the Gray Man for his life. Brothers. "
― Maggie Stiefvater , The Dream Thieves (The Raven Cycle, #2)
102 " Even though Ronan was snarling and Noah was sighing and Adam was hesitating, he didn’t turn to verify that they were coming. He knew they were. In three different ways, he’d earned them all days or weeks or months before, and when it came to it, they’d all follow him anywhere. "
― Maggie Stiefvater , The Raven Boys (The Raven Cycle, #1)
103 " Violence was a disease Gansey didn't think he could catch. But all around him, his friends were slowly infected. "
― Maggie Stiefvater , Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3)
104 " Do you eat all of the men in the family? Where do they go? Does this house have a basement? "
105 " It's easy to convince men to love you, Puck. All you have to do is be a mountain they have to climb or a poem they don't understand. Something that makes them feel strong or clever. It's why they love the ocean. "
― Maggie Stiefvater , The Scorpio Races
106 " Crashing into the trembling voidStretching my hand to youLosing myself to frigid regretIs this fragile loveA wayTo sayGood-bye "
― Maggie Stiefvater , Shiver (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #1)
107 " It wasn't the sort of kiss I'd had with him before, hungry, wanting, desperate. It wasn't the sort of kiss I'd had with anyone before. This kiss was so soft that it was like a memory of a kiss, so careful on my lips that it was like someone running his fingers along them. "
― Maggie Stiefvater , Forever (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #3)
108 " He trailed through hallways, ducking under arms no longer there, excusing himself as he pressed through conversations long since ended. "
― Maggie Stiefvater , The Raven King (The Raven Cycle, #4)
109 " I remembered his laugh, like a flock of crows taking off "
110 " Somewhere along the way, during this hunt for Glendower, he'd forgotten to notice how much magic there was in the world. How much magic that wasn't just buried in a tomb. He was feeling it now. "
111 " If one squinted into Cabeswater long enough, in the right way, one could see secrets dart between the trees. The shadows of horned animals that never appeared. The winking lights of another summer's fireflies. The rushing sound of many wings, the sound of a massive flock always out of sight. Magic. "
112 " If one squinted in Cabeswater long enough, in the right way, one could see secrets dart between the trees. The shadows of horned animals that never appeared. The winking lights of another summer's fireflies. The rushing sound of many wings, the sound of a massive flock always out of sight. Magic. "
113 " As they walked, a sudden rush of wind hurled low across the grass, bringing with it the scent of moving water and rocks hidden in shadows, and Blue thrilled again and again with the knowledge that magic was real, magic was real, magic was real. "
114 " Gansey always thought that, after dark, it felt like anything could happen. At night, Henrietta felt like magic, and at night, magic felt like it might be a terrible thing. "
115 " For some reason, Beck's unexpected kindness was hard to bear - it made tears prick my eyes where Jack's threats hadn't. "
116 " So many of the world's problems, he mused, were solved by sheer human decency. "
117 " I had risked everything and gained everything, and here I was of the world and in it. "
― Maggie Stiefvater , Linger (The Wolves of Mercy Falls, #2)
118 " They couldn't hurt Gansey. Nothing could hurt him; people who said money couldn't buy everything hadn't seen anyone as rich as the Aglionby boys. They were untouchable, immune to life's troubles. Only death couldn't be swiped away by a credit card. "
119 " Adam was not always alone, but he was always lonesome. Even in a group, he was slowly perfecting the skill of holding himself separate. It was easier than one might expect; the others allowed him to do it. "
120 " Fuck the past. This was the present. "
