--- title: "6 Tired Quotes By Maggie Stiefvater" description: "6 Tired quotes by Maggie Stiefvater. Plus more from Maggie Stiefvater and more Tired sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/maggie-stiefvater-76_bars_he-slouched-back-in-his-seat-looking-tir_374597.jpg" --- > [He slouched back in his seat, looking tired, and leaned his face on his shoulder to look at me while he played…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/he-slouched-back-in-his-seat-looking-tired-and-leaned-his-face-on-his/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/876/maggie-stiefvater-76_bars_he-slouched-back-in-his-seat-looking-tir_374597.jpg) > [Everything mattered and nothing did, and I was tired of trying to find out how both of those things were true. I…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/everything-mattered-and-nothing-did-and-i-was-tired-of-trying-to-find/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/68b/maggie-stiefvater-76_bleeding_everything-mattered-and-nothing-did-and_548080.png) > [ \[I\]t just makes me tired even thinking about it. It reminds me of that feeling I had before I left. Like my… ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-t-just-makes-me-tired-even-thinking-about-it-it-reminds-me-of-that/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/maggie-stiefvater-76_because-i-can_i-t-just-makes-me-tired-even-thinking-ab_980583.jpg) > [I'm so tired I never want to wake up again. But I've figured out now that it was never them that made…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-m-so-tired-i-never-want-to-wake-up-again-but-i-ve-figured-out-now/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/8c2/maggie-stiefvater-76_feel_i-m-so-tired-i-never-want-to-wake-up-aga_1596172.png) > [I tired the back door -- unlocked. Truley the Man Upstairs was smiling down on me.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/i-tired-the-back-door-unlocked-truley-the-man-upstairs-was-smiling/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/860/maggie-stiefvater-76_doors_i-tired-the-back-door-unlocked-truley-th_1758885.png) > [You're not that girl,' Cole said, sounding tired. 'Trust me, I've seen enough of them to know. Look. Don't cry. You're not…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/maggie-stiefvater/you-re-not-that-girl-cole-said-sounding-tired-trust-me-i-ve-seen/) [Maggie Stiefvater](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/maggie-stiefvater/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/ae9/maggie-stiefvater-76_cole_you-re-not-that-girl-cole-said-sounding_2940650.png) ## Other authors on Tired ## 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/tired/maggie-stiefvater/#itemlist", "name": "6 Tired Quotes By Maggie Stiefvater", "numberOfItems": 6, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "He slouched back in his seat, looking tired, and leaned his face on his shoulder to look at me while he played with my hair. 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