--- title: "11 Long time Quotes By Maggie Stiefvater" description: "11 Long time quotes by Maggie Stiefvater. Plus more from Maggie Stiefvater and more Long time sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/maggie-stiefvater-76_ability_i-d-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-one-of_1921147.png" --- > [I'd learned a long time ago that one of the finest weapons in my arsenal was my ability to invade personal space](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-d-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-one-of-the-finest-weapons-in-my/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/maggie-stiefvater-76_ability_i-d-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-one-of_1921147.png) > [“Cole says "I never believed in love, not really, just thought it was something James Bond made up a long time ago…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/cole-says-i-never-believed-in-love-not-really-just-thought-it-was/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/maggie-stiefvater-76_cole_cole-says-i-never-believed-in-love-not-r_2421253.png) > [...and we sat like that, one creature in two bodies, for a long time, until I forgot what I'd been upset about…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/and-we-sat-like-that-one-creature-in-two-bodies-for-a-long-time-until/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/maggie-stiefvater-76_body_and-we-sat-like-that-one-creature-in-two_1487189.png) > [“Oh. That. Look, that was a time long time ago. That’s not going to happen this time. I’m clean. I just want…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/oh-that-look-that-was-a-time-long-time-ago-that-s-not-going-to-happen/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b0b/maggie-stiefvater-76_cole_oh-that-look-that-was-a-time-long-time-a_2654706.jpg) > [“It had been a long time ago, but also, it was no time at all. Sometimes, Gansey felt like his life was…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/it-had-been-a-long-time-ago-but-also-it-was-no-time-at-all-sometimes/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/b41/maggie-stiefvater-76_gansey_it-had-been-a-long-time-ago-but-also-it_1424177.jpg) > [I don't think I ever believed in love, not really. Just though it was something James Bond made up, a long time…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-don-t-think-i-ever-believed-in-love-not-really-just-though-it-was/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6f/maggie-stiefvater-76_bond_i-don-t-think-i-ever-believed-in-love-no_3137657.png) > [It tore my heart out, because I heard his voice. The wolves sang slowly behind him, bittersweet harmony, but all I heard…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/it-tore-my-heart-out-because-i-heard-his-voice-the-wolves-sang-slowly/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/e0e/maggie-stiefvater-76_anguish_it-tore-my-heart-out-because-i-heard-his_2588607.png) > [I had a weird, empty feeling inside me. Not a bad sort of empty. It was a sort of lack of sensation,…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-had-a-weird-empty-feeling-inside-me-not-a-bad-sort-of-empty-it-was/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f6f/maggie-stiefvater-76_boys_i-had-a-weird-empty-feeling-inside-me-no_1790669.jpg) > [Cole kissed me.. It was the sort of kiss that would take a long time to recover from. You could take each…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/cole-kissed-me-it-was-the-sort-of-kiss-that-would-take-a-long-time-to/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/maggie-stiefvater-76_able_cole-kissed-me-it-was-the-sort-of-kiss-t_1157435.jpg) > [“Pete’s eyes followed not the vehicle as it trundled forward but instead the varied and complicated horizon of the desert. The very…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/pete-s-eyes-followed-not-the-vehicle-as-it-trundled-forward-but/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/889/maggie-stiefvater-76_first-time_pete-s-eyes-followed-not-the-vehicle-as_1069139.jpg) > [“Why else would they come out here?” This statement was not as dour as it sounded; Beatriz was not the only one…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/why-else-would-they-come-out-here-this-statement-was-not-as-dour-as/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/f59/maggie-stiefvater-76_first-time_why-else-would-they-come-out-here-this-s_1756752.png) ## Other authors on Long time ## 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/long-time/maggie-stiefvater/#itemlist", "name": "11 Long time Quotes By Maggie Stiefvater", "numberOfItems": 11, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "I'd learned a long time ago that one of the finest weapons in my arsenal was my ability to invade personal space", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Stiefvater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-d-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-one-of-the-finest-weapons-in-my/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/maggie-stiefvater-76_ability_i-d-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-one-of_1921147.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/maggie-stiefvater-76_ability_i-d-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-one-of_1921147.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/178/maggie-stiefvater-76_ability_i-d-learned-a-long-time-ago-that-one-of_1921147.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“I'd learned a long time ago that one of the finest weapons in my arsenal was my ability to invade personal…” — Maggie Stiefvater", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 2, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Cole says \"I never believed in love, not really, just thought it was something James Bond made up a long time ago to get laid”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Stiefvater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/cole-says-i-never-believed-in-love-not-really-just-thought-it-was/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/maggie-stiefvater-76_cole_cole-says-i-never-believed-in-love-not-r_2421253.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/maggie-stiefvater-76_cole_cole-says-i-never-believed-in-love-not-r_2421253.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/6b2/maggie-stiefvater-76_cole_cole-says-i-never-believed-in-love-not-r_2421253.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Cole says \"I never believed in love, not really, just thought it was something James Bond made up a long…” — Maggie Stiefvater", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 3, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "...and we sat like that, one creature in two bodies, for a long time, until I forgot what I'd been upset about and I was myself again.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Stiefvater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/and-we-sat-like-that-one-creature-in-two-bodies-for-a-long-time-until/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/maggie-stiefvater-76_body_and-we-sat-like-that-one-creature-in-two_1487189.png", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/maggie-stiefvater-76_body_and-we-sat-like-that-one-creature-in-two_1487189.png", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7ca/maggie-stiefvater-76_body_and-we-sat-like-that-one-creature-in-two_1487189.png", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“...and we sat like that, one creature in two bodies, for a long time, until I forgot what I'd been upset…” — Maggie Stiefvater", "creditText": "SMS4Smile Quotes", "creator": { "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/#organization" } } } }, { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 4, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Oh. 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Evidence that we'd probably never be cured of each other, but we might be able to keep it from killing us.", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Maggie Stiefvater" }, "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/cole-kissed-me-it-was-the-sort-of-kiss-that-would-take-a-long-time-to/", "image": { "@type": "ImageObject", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/maggie-stiefvater-76_able_cole-kissed-me-it-was-the-sort-of-kiss-t_1157435.jpg", "contentUrl": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/maggie-stiefvater-76_able_cole-kissed-me-it-was-the-sort-of-kiss-t_1157435.jpg", "url": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/2b7/maggie-stiefvater-76_able_cole-kissed-me-it-was-the-sort-of-kiss-t_1157435.jpg", "width": 1080, "height": 1080, "caption": "“Cole kissed me.. It was the sort of kiss that would take a long time to recover from. 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