Would we be so enamored with dystopian fiction if we lived in a culture where violent death was a major concern? It wouldn't be escapism. Maggie Stiefvater More Quotes by Maggie Stiefvater More Quotes From Maggie Stiefvater It occurred to me then that I was the opposite of my father. Because I was very, very good at destroying things. Maggie Stiefvater destroying opposites father You could write a book about things that you can't find on-line. Maggie Stiefvater lines writing book Inside the house, I turned on the kitchen light, revealing the photographs stuck every which way all over the cabinets, and then switched on the hall light. In my head, I heard Beck say to my small nine-year-old self, 'Why do we need every light in the house on? Are you signaling to aliens? Maggie Stiefvater light self years I was suddenly overwhelmed by what an incredible person this boy was, standing in front of me, and by the fact that he was mine and I was his. Maggie Stiefvater overwhelmed boys facts Hers was a memory made up of snapshorts: being dragged through the snow by a pack of wolves, first kiss tasting of oranges, saying goodbye behind a cracked windshield. A life made up of promises of what could be: the possibilities contained in a stack of college applications, the thrill of sleeping under a strange roof, the future that lay in Sam's smile. It was a life I didn't want to leave behind. It was a life I didn't want to forget I wasn't done with it yet. There was so much more to say. Maggie Stiefvater sleep goodbye memories Most people had an acquired kind of beauty, they became better looking the longer you knew them and the better you loved them, but Cole had unfairly skipped to the end of the game, all jaggedly handsome and Hollywood-looking. Not needing any love to get there. Maggie Stiefvater hollywood games people Sam came around the side of the car and stopped dead when he saw me. “Oh my God, what is THAT?” I used my thumb and middle finger to flick the multicolored pom-pom on top of my head. “In my language, we call it a HAT. It keeps my ears warm.” “Oh my God,” Sam said again, and closed the distance between us. He cupped my face in his hands and studied me. “It’s horribly cute.” He kissed me, looked at the hat, and then he kissed me again. I vowed never to lose the pom-pom hat. Maggie Stiefvater distance cute hands Right now, it's hard to imagine that it is raining anywhere in the world. Maggie Stiefvater imagine rain world I've been waiting for you forever." "Forever' as in several hundred years, or forever as in since my lesson began? Maggie Stiefvater waiting forever years It's like thinking you're going to heaven, but when you get there it turns out to be Cleveland. Maggie Stiefvater cleveland heaven thinking My parents had always been so careful with me, until the day they decided I needed to die. Maggie Stiefvater careful parent needed The entire room was so yellow that it looked like the sun had thrown up on the walls and wiped its mouth afterward on the dresser and curtains. ---Cole Maggie Stiefvater wall mouths yellow It's like how on certain days some people wear sweaters when other people can wear t-shirts and still feel comfortable - different reactions to the same temperature. Maggie Stiefvater sweaters different people I missed the sound of her shuffling her homework while I listened to music on her bed. I missed the cold of her feet against my legs when she climbed into bed. I missed the shape of her shadow where it fell across the page of my book. I missed the smell of her hair and the sound of her breath and my Rilke on her nightstand and her wet towel thrown over the back of her desk chair. It felt like I should be sated after having a whole day with her, but it just made me miss her more. Maggie Stiefvater smell feet book Peeling off my skin / leaving just my eyes behind / You see inside my head / Still know that you are mine. Maggie Stiefvater leaving skins eye holding tight, denying the fact that eventually we all had to let go. Maggie Stiefvater letting-go facts You're getting your weird all over me. Maggie Stiefvater your-weird Sam, I really want to buy a red coffee pot, if they exist," Grace said. "I'll find you one Maggie Stiefvater coffee grace want Peppermint swirled into my nostrils, sharp as glass, then raspberry almost to sweet, like too-ripe fruit. Apple, crisp and pure. Nuts, buttery, warm, earthy Maggie Stiefvater glasses nuts sweet Your hair is all funky in the morning. Maggie Stiefvater funky hair morning