Ali Bean

“Were people ever more vulnerable than when they were unapologetically excited about something? He didn’t think so.”
― Laurie Gilmore, The Christmas Tree Farm

“Do you like her?” Please say no. Please say no. He scowls at me and I shiver beneath his glimmering black eye. “Cherry.” “Yes?” “Shut the fuck up.”
― Nikki St. Crowe, The Dark One

“His feelings for Adam were an oil spill; he'd let them overflow and now there wasn't a damn place in the ocean that wouldn't catch fire if he dropped a match.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

“When Adam kissed him, it was every mile per hour Ronan had ever gone over the speed limit. It was every window-down, goose-bumps-on-skin, teeth-chattering-cold night drive. It was Adam’s ribs under Ronan’s hands and Adam’s mouth on his mouth, again and again and again. It was stubble on his lips and Ronan having to stop, to get his breath, to restart his heart. They were both hungry animals, but Adam had been starving for far longer.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King