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

“The other boy wore a knowing expression.

"Don't tell the others," Gansey said.

"I'm dead," Noah replied. "Not stupid.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue

“Gansey... instead gave himself over to feeling sorry for himself, that he should have so many friends and yet feel so very alone. He felt it fell to him to comfort them, but never the other way around.

As it should be, he thought, abruptly angry with himself. You’ve had it the easiest. What good is all your privilege, you soft, spoiled thing, if you can’t stand on your own legs?”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“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