When Gansey was polite, it made him powerful. When Adam was polite, he was giving power away.

I might never ride Corr again. I don't know who I am without him.

we're watchers of this world aren't we? not players

They were always walking away from him. But he never seemed able to walk away from them.

When did you get so smart?" He tapped his forehead. "Brain transplant. They put in a whale's. I'm passing all my classes with my eyes closed now, but I just can't get over this craving for krill." He shrugged. "And I feel sorry for the whale that got my brain. Probably swimming around Florida now trying to catch glimpses of girls in bikinis.

One happy day for every falling leaf you catch. Sam's voice was low.

I remember [in teenage years] thinking there were a lot of check boxes out there to sort teens into appropriate molds, and they didn't seem to make check boxes for whatever it was that I had grown up into. I definitely explore that a lot in my novels.