All that mattered was that something had struck the match, and Gansey was burning.

The biggest mistake you can make is assuming that creativity will hit you all at once and the muse will carry you to the end of the book on feather wings while Foster the People plays gently in the background. Storytelling is work. Pleasurable work, usually, but it is work.

Who need to read about real life when there's dragons. Come on!

I have a certain avoidance of reality that makes fantasy an ideal choice for me.

I wasn’t sure which of us was being more selfish—her, for wanting something that no one could promise, or me, for not promising her something that was too painfully impossible to want.

Some days seem to fit together like a stained glass window. A hundred little pieces of different color and mood that, when combined, create a complete picture.

Counter Girl (in candy shop): You two are cute. Seriously. How long have you been going out? Sam: Six years.