caroline
caroline asked Maggie Stiefvater:

Hi Ms. Stiefvater: 3 quick questions if you don't mind. Couldn't find answers on your tumblr; thought I'd ask here. 1) Did you title the series The Raven Cycle as a nod to the cycles of Irish mythology? 2) Gansey's name ... any intent of phonetic similarity to geansaí (Irish word for sweater) (reinforcement of preppiness)? 3) Blue Lily Lily Blue - a nod to Sargent's Carnation Lily Lily Rose? Thanks so much.

Maggie Stiefvater 1. Yes! 2. Yes. 3. Yes!

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