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“ Magic. It’s a cheap word now. Put a quarter in the slot and get a magic trick for you and your friends. Most people don’t remember what it is. It is not cutting a person in half and pulling a rabbit out. It is not sliding a card from your sleeve. It’s not are you watching closely?
If you’ve ever looked into a fire and been unable to look away, it’s that. If you’ve ever looked at the mountains and found you’re not breathing, it’s that. If you’ve ever looked at the moon and stars and felt tears in your eyes, it’s that.
It’s the stuff between stars, the space between roots, the thing that makes electricity get up in the morning.
It fucking hates us.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Greywaren

“As before, his consciousness floated above his physical form, and he found, now, that he was quite sentimental about his human body. Look at that poor asshole lying on that packed dirt, look how lovingly tattooed his skin was, each mark a small confirmation that even though it felt like he hated his life and body, deep down, he wanted to keep it, to redecorate the place to his own liking.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Greywaren

“I’m crafting a denial in my head,” said Hennessy. “It’s very witty and convincing. Give me just a second.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Greywaren

“She had a face like a poem and a smile like a punch line.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Greywaren