It was a sort of ferocious, quiet beauty, the sort that wouldn't let you admire it. The sort of beauty that always hurt.

Ronan Lynch lived with every sort of secret.

The inside of the old Camaro smelled like asphalt and desire, gasoline and dreams.

His home was populated by things and creatures from Niall Lynch's dreams, and his mother was just another one of them

Reality's what other people dream for 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.

Ronan's second secret was Adam Parrish.

At this, Gansey rolled over onto his back and folded his hands on his chest. He wore a salmon polo shirt, which, in Blue’s opinion, was far more hellish than anything they’d discussed to this point.

The Gray Man hated his current rental car. He got the distinct impression it hadn't been handled enough by humans when it was young, and now it would never be pleasant to be around.

Do you eat all of the men in the family? Where do they go? Does this house have a basement?

So many of the world's problems, he mused, were solved by sheer human decency.

Disinformation is distinguished from misinformation in that it is intentionally fraudulent.

As much as I don't care about those things, I think it's human nature to not want to feel totally insignificant.

Extreme programming is an emotional experience.

I'm sort of like a post-modern vegetarian; I eat meat ironically.

I love bookstores. I love the energy in a bookstore and the smell of the paper.

I just like seeing people. I just like meeting people. I like finding out new walks of life and new ideas.

I would be very, very bored doing light little comedies for my entire career.

I am a believer and a conformist.

To awaken human emotion is the highest level of art.

Precisely because of the greatness of God, we don't have to be great at all. Just in awe.