As teenagers, we all see ourselves as outsiders... and it's very easy to look at other people who are more popular, who have more pocket money, and it makes you feel even more like an outsider, and it does shape who you become as a person.

Is this thing safe?" "Safe as life," Gansey replied.

Ronan Lynch lived with every sort of secret.

Face flushed, I shook my head and stared at my white-knuckled grip on the bed. Of all my pet peeves, condescending adults were probably at the top of the list.

She had a short fuse this morning, because it was a day that ended with y, you see.

I don't think I'd like to argue with you," I say. "I think it would be a very dissatisfying pastime.

I would like to say that I was inspired to write 'Shiver' by some overwhelming belief in true love, but here's my true confession: I wrote 'Shiver' because I like to make people cry.