--- title: "9 Crushed Quotes By Maggie Stiefvater" description: "9 Crushed quotes by Maggie Stiefvater. Plus more from Maggie Stiefvater and more Crushed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her-to-me-108_1084512.png" --- > [Sam," she said, and I crushed her to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her-to-me/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her-to-me-108_1084512.png) > [I was wild and tame and pulled into shreds and crushed into being all at once.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-was-wild-and-tame-and-pulled-into-shreds-and-crushed-into-being-all-2/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_i-was-wild-and-tame-and-pulled-into-shre_1212619.png) > [Grace,” I said, very softly. “Say something.” Sam,” she said, and I crushed her to me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/grace-i-said-very-softly-say-something-sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_grace-i-said-very-softly-say-something-s_1959171.png) > [I like you better this way." For some reason, admitting this made her face go hot right away; she was very glad…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-like-you-better-this-way-for-some-reason-admitting-this-made-her/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f45/maggie-stiefvater-76_admitting_i-like-you-better-this-way-for-some-reas_93054.png) > [You are being self-pitying." "I'm nearly done. You don't have much more of this to bear." "I like you better this way."…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/you-are-being-self-pitying-i-m-nearly-done-you-don-t-have-much-more/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/dda/maggie-stiefvater-76_bears_you-are-being-self-pitying-i-m-nearly-do_642826.jpg) > [“Once upon a time… there was a boy named Cole St. Clair, and he could do anything. And the weight of that…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-boy-named-cole-st-clair-and-he-could-do/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8d7/maggie-stiefvater-76_cole_once-upon-a-time-there-was-a-boy-named-c_2309145.png) > [“I was wild and tame and pulled into shreds and crushed into being all at once. For once in my human life,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-was-wild-and-tame-and-pulled-into-shreds-and-crushed-into-being-all/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/281/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_i-was-wild-and-tame-and-pulled-into-shre_749701.png) > [She could've looked at the tiny miracles in front of her: my feet, my hands, my fingers, the shape of my shoulders…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/she-could-ve-looked-at-the-tiny-miracles-in-front-of-her-my-feet-my/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/710/maggie-stiefvater-76_body_she-could-ve-looked-at-the-tiny-miracles_2162241.jpg) > [I touched my lips to hers again, and this time, it was a very different sort of kiss. It was six years’…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-touched-my-lips-to-hers-again-and-this-time-it-was-a-very-different/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/621/maggie-stiefvater-76_alive_i-touched-my-lips-to-hers-again-and-this_976120.png) ## More by Maggie Stiefvater > [Sam reached his hand toward mine and I automatically put my fingers in his. With a guilty little smile he pulled my hand toward…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/sam-reached-his-hand-toward-mine-and-i-automatically-put-my-fingers/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [“Once upon a time, there lived a boy, and he had to risk everything to keep what he loved. But really the story was:…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/once-upon-a-time-there-lived-a-boy-and-he-had-to-risk-everything-to/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-think-i-need-to-ask-an-embarrassing-question-do-you-think-i-could/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [We dance, we dance. You hold the thread of my soul. You spin, you spin. And you unravel the part from the whole. We…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/we-dance-we-dance-you-hold-the-thread-of-my-soul-you-spin-you-spin/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [It was the way she felt when she looked at the stars.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/it-was-the-way-she-felt-when-she-looked-at-the-stars/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [Mum once told Dad that vices are only vices when looked at through the frame of society.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/mum-once-told-dad-that-vices-are-only-vices-when-looked-at-through/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [“Why'd she leave so early? It's practically yesterday.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/why-d-she-leave-so-early-it-s-practically-yesterday/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [How long it takes us, each day, to know each other.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/how-long-it-takes-us-each-day-to-know-each-other/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [“At least when he was at Aglionby he could turn over his papers to see the grades, concrete proof of his success at something.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/at-least-when-he-was-at-aglionby-he-could-turn-over-his-papers-to-see/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [I'll cook the water...](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-ll-cook-the-water/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [“That's the one." In Puck Connolly's custody. That might be the last I see of that jacket.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/that-s-the-one-in-puck-connolly-s-custody-that-might-be-the-last-i/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-asked-are-you-going-to-pick-up-next-time-i-call-you-i-did-this-time/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/tell-me-what-it-s-like-the-race-what-it-s-like-is-a-battle-a-mess-of/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [“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.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-felt-a-tickle-on-my-skin-it-took-me-a-moment-to-realize-that-cole/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) > [Happiness isn't something this island yields easily; the ground is too rocky and the sun too sparse for it to flourish.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/happiness-isn-t-something-this-island-yields-easily-the-ground-is-too/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/crushed/maggie-stiefvater/#itemlist", "name": "9 Crushed Quotes By Maggie Stiefvater", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Sam,\" she said, and I crushed her to me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Stiefvater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her-to-me/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her-to-me-108_1084512.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her-to-me-108_1084512.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/035/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her-to-me-108_1084512.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Sam,\" she said, and I crushed her to me.” — Maggie Stiefvater", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I was wild and tame and pulled into shreds and crushed into being all at once.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Stiefvater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-was-wild-and-tame-and-pulled-into-shreds-and-crushed-into-being-all-2/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_i-was-wild-and-tame-and-pulled-into-shre_1212619.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_i-was-wild-and-tame-and-pulled-into-shre_1212619.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b6a/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_i-was-wild-and-tame-and-pulled-into-shre_1212619.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I was wild and tame and pulled into shreds and crushed into being all at once.” — Maggie Stiefvater", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "Grace,” I said, very softly. “Say something.” Sam,” she said, and I crushed her to me.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Stiefvater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/grace-i-said-very-softly-say-something-sam-she-said-and-i-crushed-her/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_grace-i-said-very-softly-say-something-s_1959171.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_grace-i-said-very-softly-say-something-s_1959171.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d99/maggie-stiefvater-76_crushed_grace-i-said-very-softly-say-something-s_1959171.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Grace,” I said, very softly. “Say something.” Sam,” she said, and I crushed her to me.” — Maggie Stiefvater", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I like you better this way.\" For some reason, admitting this made her face go hot right away; 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