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 StiefvaterGood morning. You have a moment?" It's clever the way she says it, not as a question. I would have to contradict her in order to have my moment back. I make a note to use the method in the future.
Maggie StiefvaterThere was nothing particularly intimate about the way they sat, but something about the scene made Gansey feel strange, like heโd heard an unpleasant statement and later forgotten everything about the words but the way they had made him feel.
Maggie Stiefvater