Adam didn't look at him when he said, finally, "It doesn't matter how you say it. It's what you wanted, in the… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I thought I heard---" Gansey broke off. His eyes dropped to where Adam held Blue's hand. Again his face was somewhat puzzled… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“The door down below slammed as Ronan entered the warehouse. “Don’t come up, Lynch. We’re going out.” “To do what?” “What do… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Ronan and Declan Lynch were undeniably brothers, with the same dark brown hair and sharp nose, but Declan was solid where Ronan… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
In the end, he was nobody to Adam, he was nobody to Ronan. Adam spit his words back at him and Ronan… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
In Ronan's hand, the mask was as thin as a sheet of paper, still warm from Adam's gasped breaths. Orphan Girl buried… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“by this that it was clear that Adam had been right before — he hadn’t meant to be condescending. “He was an… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“As Gansey led the way out, Noah said to Ronan, “I know why you’re mad.” Ronan sneered at him, but his pulse… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“I'm not saying you're wrong, Declan," Gansey said. His ear throbbed where it had been boxed. He could feel Ronan's pulse crashing… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Ashley’s obliging giggle was cut off as Ronan’s bedroom door opened. A cloud like there would never be sun again crossed Declan’s… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Hey, pal," Matthew whispered. He was the only person who could get away with calling Ronan pal. Matthew Lynch was a bear… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Even though Ronan was snarling and Noah was sighing and Adam was hesitating, he didn’t turn to verify that they were coming.… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“I don't know , Adam! You're asking me to define an abstract concept that no one has managed to explain since time… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“The mere mention of Ronan Lynch’s name had scraped something raw inside Whelk. Because it was never Ronan by himself, it was… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“When Ronan waved a hand in front of the cow's eyes, she didn't move. " Non mortem ," he muttered, narrowing his… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Ronan, silent to this point, said, 'I'm going to kill him.' Gansey had a sudden, terrible vision of it: Ronan's hands painted… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Adam Parrish was always thinking about his resources: money, time, sleep. On a school night, even one with supernatural threats breathing on… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“there was something musical about Ronan when he swore, a careful and loving precision to the way he fit the words together,… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“His tone drew the keen attention of both Aurora and Adam. Aurora said, “Don’t be sad, Ronan,” which made him look away… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Saw him where?" "While I was sitting outside with one of my half aunts." This seemed to satisfy Ronan was well, because… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Ronan looked angry, but he was in the mood where he was going to look angry no matter what. "I don't know… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Ronan's smile was sharp and hooked as one of the creature's claws. "'A sword is never a killer; it is a tool… — Maggie Stiefvater 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
Blue thought about what Gansey had said, about being wealthy in love. And she thought about Adam, still collapsed on their sofa… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
How do you know I wouldn't have just been happy with the truth? I don’t care if my father was a deadbeat… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“The Camaro’s air-conditioning had only two settings: on and broken. To the phone, Gansey said, “That’s the only thing.” Ronan leaned on… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“He could not remember the last time he had cried. He did not want to stand and show them his teary face… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Being Adam Parrish was a complicated thing, a wonder of muscles and organs, synapses and nerves. He was a miracle of moving… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Blue stretched her hand out. Adam took it without hesitation, like he'd been waiting for her to offer it. He said in… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Ronan was suddenly afraid of him. He was afraid of him in the same way that he was afraid of the night… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Jesus," Gansey said. "I can't take this." "Worry is weakness, king," Gwenllian piped up. Silence. Then a hoarse, cutoff shout in an… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Then — it had to happen eventually — Adam stalled the car. It was a pretty magnificent beast, as far as stalls… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Now Gansey grinned, the warmth of discovery starting to course through him. "So, pop quiz, Mr Parrish. Three things that appear in… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Adam wasn't certain what came first with Blue--her treating the boys as friends, or them all becoming friends. It seemed to Adam… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Gansey let out his breath. Tonight, he didn’t have it in him to talk to the police on Ronan’s behalf. Tell me… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“I’m not using any word,” Ronan said. The annoying thing about Ronan was always that he was angry when everyone else was… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Ronan hefted a gas can from the trunk, making little effort to keep the greasy container from contacting his clothing. Like Gansey,… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
What a grin he had, what ferocious eyes, what a creature he was. He had dreamt himself an entire life and death.… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“It wasn’t me,” Ronan said. He looked to Blue, who shrugged. He caught Adam’s eye. When Adam’s mouth quirked, Ronan’s expression stilled… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Blue." It was Ronan's voice, for the first time, and everyone, even Helen, twisted their head towards him. His head was cocked… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Sam reached his hand toward mine and I automatically put my fingers in his. With a guilty little smile he pulled my hand toward… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“Once upon a time, there lived a boy, and he had to risk everything to keep what he loved. But really the story was:… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
I think-I need to ask an embarrassing question. Do you think I could borrow a pair of scrubs? I-uh-my pants-" "Oh!" Cried the poor… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
We dance, we dance. You hold the thread of my soul. You spin, you spin. And you unravel the part from the whole. We… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Mum once told Dad that vices are only vices when looked at through the frame of society. — Maggie Stiefvater 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 at something.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“That's the one." In Puck Connolly's custody. That might be the last I see of that jacket.” — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“I asked,”Are you going to pick up next time I call you?” ”I did this time didn’t I?” “Say yes.” “Yes. Conditionally yes.”…... …”What… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Tell me what it's like. The race." "What it's like is a battle. A mess of horses and men and blood. The fastest and… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
“I felt a tickle on my skin; it took me a moment to realize that Cole was driving his die-cast Mustang up my arm.… — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image
Happiness isn't something this island yields easily; the ground is too rocky and the sun too sparse for it to flourish. — Maggie Stiefvater Copy Share Image