I'm always sure of what I do," he said. "Sometimes I was just never sure there was supposed to be a happy ending.

Is that all?" she whispered. Gansey closed his eyes. "That's all there is.

sloughing my skin / escaping it's grip / stripped of my wit / it hurts to be me .

The piebald mare paws at the sand; I see her digging out of the corner of my eye and hear her grinding her teeth. That bridle's her curse, this island her prison. She still smells of rot.

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

She liked to imagine him stealing a glimpse of her over the backyard fence, proudly watching his strange daughter daydream under the beech tree. Blue was awfully fond of her father, considering she'd never met him.

Sam,' the girl said. 'Sam.' She was the past present and future. I wanted to answer , but I was broken.