Happiness isn't something this island yields easily; the ground is too rocky and the sun too sparse for it to flourish. — Maggie Stiefvater Happiness Copy Share Image
“Adam could not very well judge Ronan for dreaming so vastly; Adam was also trading in magic he didn’t understand perfectly.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I lost a horse today.' 'That sounds careless. What happened?' 'She jumped off a cliff.' 'A cliff! Is that normal? — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Grace reached over and began stroking her fingers through my hair. I closed my eyes and let her drive me crazy. — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“It looked like a place old ladies might go to die and remain undiscovered until the neighbors noticed a strange smell.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I do all of my good thinking at over 65 miles per hour. The speed limit is, luckily, the same speed as… — Maggie Stiefvater Brainstorming Copy Share Image
“She is my mare and my best friend, and I keep waiting for something bad to happen to her, because I love… — Maggie Stiefvater Best friend Copy Share Image
Neatness makes me feel like I have to be on my best behavior. Clutter is my natural habitat. — Maggie Stiefvater Behavior Copy Share Image
Many, many readers have written asking me wistfully about the nature of Sam and Grace's relationship, and I can assure you, that… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Wait —” Sam said. “Have you seen Isabel yet?” My fingers still felt the shape of her. “Da. We embraced. Angels sang,… — Maggie Stiefvater Angel Copy Share Image
“I sure do wish you the best of luck, Miss Connolly. and I hope you won't wait for Sean Kendrick to realize… — Maggie Stiefvater Wish you the best Copy Share Image
“M'Dear," I said cordially, "Your butt's blocking my bumper. Do you think you could move your loitering five feet to the south… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“She could not tell if they would be unable to have conversations because they would both want something from the other that… — Maggie Stiefvater Communication Copy Share Image
“Gansey was full of the knowledge that he needed to do something about Ronan Lynch before Ronan did something about Ronan Lynch.… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
In the night, I've shrunk and everyone else on the island has grown. They're all nine feet tall and men and I'm… — Maggie Stiefvater Children Copy Share Image
“Adam understood, then, that Gansey and Blue’s awe changed this place. Ronan and Adam may have seen this place as magical, but… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Where did you say you found that bird again?" "In my head." Ronan's laugh was a sharp jackal cry. "Dangerous place," commented… — Maggie Stiefvater Beautiful place Copy Share Image
“My mother always said that I was born out of a bottle of vinegar instead of born from a womb and that… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“I think of Sean folded low over the red stallion, riding bareback at the top of the cliffs. Of the easy way… — Maggie Stiefvater Easy way Copy Share Image
“They snatched the girl off her tire swing in the backyard and dragged her into the woods; her body made a shallow… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“You don't have to be so chaste, you know. It's not like I'm naked." Pausing in front of her closet, she looked… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I'm very nearly drunk enough to be transcendent," Calla said after a space. She was not the only psychic drinking, but she… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
That's a poor match, Sean Kendrick," says a voice at my elbow. It's the other sister from Fathom & Sons, and she… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“The story of the Lynch family was this: Once upon a time, a man named Niall Lynch had three sons, one of… — Maggie Stiefvater Family Copy Share Image
I slithered out of the sinkhole on my stomach. It was not the sexiest move I'd ever performed, but I was impressed… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“The world's a madhouse,' Padre Jimenez corrected. 'This is a place to heal it.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I always wanted an eccentric daughter . I just never realized how well my evil plans were working. — Maggie Stiefvater Children Copy Share Image
“At least when he was at Aglionby he could turn over his papers to see the grades, concrete proof of his success… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Ronan kept staring at Whelk. He was good at staring. There was something about his stare that took something from the other… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“It was easy to read him as shy or uncertain, she thought, but he really wasn’t either.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
if you were really busy, you could almost forget about it, but when you stopped moving, it was murder — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
It's easy to convince men to love you, Puck. All you have to do is be a mountain they have to climb… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Sometimes, Gansey felt like his life was made up of a dozen hours that he could never forget. Pulling” — Maggie Stiefvater Life Copy Share Image
“She could feel herself hurtling toward self-awareness, and she wasn’t sure she liked it.” — Maggie Stiefvater Self Awareness Copy Share Image
“Let yourself believe no means no and you give them the power to end your career. No dosen't mean no, it means… — Maggie Stiefvater Inspirational Copy Share Image
“After an hour, "Gasoline Love" was sounding more like "Turpentine Disinterest.” — Maggie Stiefvater Cole st clair Copy Share Image
Sam reached his hand toward mine and I automatically put my fingers in his. — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Mum liked to say that some things happen for a reason, that sometimes obstacles were there to stop you from doing something… — Maggie Stiefvater Mum Copy Share Image
“Please just tell me where you are. His heart hurt with the wanting of it, the hurt no less painful fro being… — Maggie Stiefvater Gansey Copy Share Image
Counter Girl (in candy shop): You two are cute. Seriously. How long have you been going out? Sam: Six years. — Maggie Stiefvater Candy Copy Share Image
