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Close your eyes Quote by Maggie Stiefvater

“Close your eyes,” he said. Without waiting for me, he pressed his hand over my eyelids, shutting them for me. I felt the love seat shift as he slid in beside me, heard the inexplicably loud sound of the cover opening, the pages inside scraping against each other as he turned them. Then I felt his…” quote by Maggie Stiefvater
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““Close your eyes,” he said. Without waiting for me, he pressed his hand over my eyelids, shutting them for me. I felt the love seat shift as he slid in beside me, heard the inexplicably loud sound of the cover opening, the pages inside scraping against each other as he turned them. Then I felt his breath on my ear as he said, voice barely audible, “‘I am alone in the world, and yet not alone enough to make each hour holy. I am lowly in this world, and yet not lowly enough for me to be just a thing to you, dark and shrewd. I want my will and I want to go with my will as it moves towards action.’” He paused, long, the only sound his breath, a little ragged, before he went on, “‘And I want, in those silent, somehow faltering times, to be with someone who knows, or else alone. I want to reflect everything about you, and I never want to be too blind or too ancient to keep your profound wavering image with me. I want to unfold. I don’t want to be folded anywhere, because there, where I’m folded, I am a lie.””

Maggie Stiefvater

About This Quote

Source Novel: “The Raven Boys” by Maggie Stiefvater, 2012

A speaker expresses a deep yearning to be authentic, to act with will, and to avoid being a false, folded version of themselves, seeking connection even in solitude.

In simple terms: Desire for authentic action and connection despite loneliness.

Key Takeaway

Embrace genuine will and seek true companionship.

Themes

authenticity connection will loneliness selfhood

Mood

reflective poetic introspective

Type

philosophical literary

When to use this quote

  • personal introspection
  • creative writing
  • relationship counseling
  • mental health therapy

Key Concepts

existentialism identity agency

Questions to Reflect On

  • How can you act authentically when feeling isolated?
  • What does “unfolding” mean to you in daily life?
A Different Perspective

The speaker’s poetic language may obscure practical steps for change.

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