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“He thought of how he would never again feel powerless, because he wasn’t going to lie to himself anymore, hiding from the truth just because he was afraid of taking on the decisions himself, afraid of being wrong.
He was Greywaren, and he belonged in both worlds.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Greywaren

“ 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

“This paradise, this summer, it had been a dream. One didn’t integrate dreams into waking life. One went away, woke up, and then returned to the dream only at night. They were separate.
“I know I’m going,” Adam said, repeating the thing he’d said over and over, “but I’ll always come back, as long as you’re here.”
“I’ll be here,” Ronan said. “I’ll always be here.”
They kept saying it. The less true it felt, the more they said it.
Magic is about intention. So are conversations.”
― 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