I am not a huge fan of the one-sided pining romances where the guy is a perfect love-object because we don't see inside his head.
Maggie StiefvaterRilke says: Verweilung, auch am Verstrautesten nicht, ist uns gegeben - We are not allowed to linger, even with what is most intimate.
Maggie StiefvaterI tried to picture her in a class, any class, anywhere on campus, and failed miserably. I pictured her frolicking in a forest glade around some guy she'd just sacrificed to a heathen god. That image worked way better.
Maggie StiefvaterPeeling off my skin / leaving just my eyes behind / You see inside my head / Still know that you are mine.
Maggie Stiefvater