Basil

“Is that all?"

"That's all there is”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“The opposite of magical is not ordinary. The opposite of magical is mankind. The world is a neon sign; it says HUMANITY but everything is burnt out except MAN.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk

“Do they Still sing songs of my victory?” August choked.

“They do. And they’ll crescendo like beacons to the farthest reaches. With every new breath of life that forms in a world without darkness that came at the price of your hands and your mind.”
― K. Ancrum, The Wicker King

“There's such thing as an emotional cost,” Adam said. “Investing in someone else's survival isn't free, and some people's emotional banks are already overdrawn.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Call Down the Hawk