Jillian

“He’s going to die, this is going to hurt —

But she touched his neck, right where his hair was cut evenly above the collar of his shirt. He was very still. His skin was hot, and she could very, very faintly feel his pulse beneath her thumb. It wasn’t like when she was with Adam. She didn’t have to guess what to do with her hands. They knew. This was what it should have felt like with Adam. Less like playacting and more like a foregone conclusion.

He closed his eyes and leaned, just a little, so that her palm was flat on his neck, fingers sprawled from his ear to his shoulder.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“It takes a traveler, not a tourist, to search for something deeper. Travelers want to find the wavelength on which they and the city connect.”
― David Levithan, Are We There Yet?

“Ronan, taking in Blue’s posture and Gansey below, observed, “If you spit, Blue, it would land right in his eye.”
Gansey moved to the opposite side of the bed with surprising swiftness, glancing at Adam and away again as quickly.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“I AM JESSE DITTLEY. DID YOU NEVER EAT YOUR GREENS?"
[...] She said, "I lost the genetic roll of the dice."
"DAMN STRAIGHT.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue