Clarice Warren

“Queens and kings
Kings and queens
Blue lily, lily blue
Crowns and birds
Swords and things
Blue lily, lily blue”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue

“Jesse explained as he placed the bowl in front of her that it wasn't really the cave that was cursed; it was something in the cave.
"And it kills Dittleys." Blue said, "and does terrible things to my friend."
"YOU'RE DEAD FRIEND," Jesse noted, sitting down opposite her at the tiny drop-leaf table. The mirror lay between them, face down.
"That's not his fault. Why didn't you say you could see him?"
"I DIDN'T SAY I COULD SEE YOU, EITHER."
"But I'm not dead," Blue pointed out.
"BUT YOU ARE PRETTY SHORT.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue

“Jesus was just a badass. He was a rule breaker. A system-bucking ball buster. He boldly pushed back against social norms and the religious order of the day to engage in his God-given duty to heal the sick, feed the poor, call out injustice, and pave the way for everyone to know the saving grace of faith, hope, and love. The world called him weird and the club called him dangerous. They spit on him, they threw things at him, they drove him away, and hell, eventually they killed him. But Jesus was such a motherfucking badass, he just kept loving.”
― Jamie Wright, The Very Worst Missionary: A Memoir or Whatever

“You know, you’re not such a shithead.” “No,” Ronan replied, “really I am.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue