A novel is a conversation starter, and if the author isn't there for the after-party, both the writer and the reader are missing a lot.

I'd always liked jogging because it was a place to think.

It is possible to be in love with you just because of who you are.

While I'm gone," Gansey said, pausing, "dream me the world. Something new for every night.

All that mattered was that something had struck the match, and Gansey was burning.

They were always walking away from him. But he never seemed able to walk away from them.

'We have to be back in three hours,' Ronan said. 'I just fed Chainsaw but she'll need it again.' 'This,' Gansey replied, 'is precisely why I didn't want to have a baby with you.'

I wish you could be kissed, Jane,' he said. 'Because I would beg just one off you. Under all this.' He flailed an arm toward the stars.

Adam had once told Gansey, "Rags to riches isn't a story anyone wants to hear until after it's done.

I think they're here because I thought they ought to be here," Gansey said. Blue replied sarcastically. "Okay, God.

When Gansey was polite, it made him powerful. When Adam was polite, he was giving power away.

But a small part of him also knew that the reason he'd never ventured anywhere was because of the worry that the reality of the world wouldn't match up to his dreams.

...and as a result yet today we are unable to distinguish between sympathy and selfishness.

I'm very much about letting other people shine, because it makes us all shine brighter.

The stillness of prayer is the most essential condition for fruitful action. Before all else, the disciple kneels down.

I like to think of myself as a character actor, though there's some redundancy in that...

You can't plant a seed and pick the fruit the next morning.

My older sister has entire kingdoms inside of her, and some of them are only accessible at certain seasons, in certain kinds of weather.

You cannot learn very much about excellence from studying failure.

It's enough just to speak when spoken to, to give some minimal reaction to a stimulus. But to actually be the stimulus doesn't even occur to me.

Don't be sorry you loved him. That's part of you, part you have to let go.