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. "Right now," Sam said - and I saw that he held the invoice for today's studio time in his hand, folded into a bird with sun-washed wings - "it's hard to imagine that it is raining anewhere in the world." "From Linger, page 258
Maggie StiefvaterSam,' the girl said. 'Sam.' She was the past present and future. I wanted to answer , but I was broken.
Maggie StiefvaterI just looked at her, feeling utterly empty. I didn't know what I was supposed to say to her. My life is in that bed. Please let me stay.
Maggie StiefvaterWow, you're never allowed to sleep late again. You're crankier than a fat guy in stilettos.
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