Blue Lily, Lily Blue (The Raven Cycle, #3)

by Maggie Stiefvater

“Say it,” Ronan told Gansey. “Say what?” “Excelsior.” “That’s onward and upward,” Gansey said. “It means to ascend. That’s opposite.” “Oh, well,” Ronan said. “Squash one, squash two, squash three on and on and on —”