Sky Butler > Sky's Quotes

“I am being perfectly fucking civil.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“Gansey's partying with his mother," Ronan said. He smelled like beer. "And Noah's fucking dead. But Parrish is here.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“Ronan didn't need physics. He could intimidate even a piece of plywood into doing what he wanted.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“Where the hell is Ronan?" Gansey asked, echoing the words that thousands of humans had uttered since mankind developed speech.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

“Ronan's smile was sharp and hooked as one of the creature's claws. "'A sword is never a killer; it is a tool in the killer's hand'."

"I can't believe Noah didn't stick around to help."

"Sure you can. Never trust the dead.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“Adam's response was buried in the sound of the first-story door falling open. Noah slouched in. In a wounded tone, he said, "He threw me out the window!"

Ronan's voice sang out from behind his closed door: "You're already dead!”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“And here was Ronan, like a heart attack that never stopped.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

“Did you get notes for me?"
"No", Ronan replied,"I thought you were dead in a ditch.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“Ronan was angry-every one of his emotions that wasn't happiness was anger.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue

“I wasn't talking to you, Lynch. I need someone with a soul.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, Blue Lily, Lily Blue

“If it had a social security number, Ronan had fought with it.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“Now Blue looked promptly judgmental, which was about two ticks off from her ordinary expression and one tick off from Ronan's.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

“Ronan looked angry, but he was in the mood where he was going to look angry no matter what. "I don't know what I want. I don't know what the hell I am."
He got into the Camaro.
"You promised me," Gansey said through the open car door.
Ronan didn't look up."I know what I did, Gansey."
"Don't forget.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“What do you mean Ronan's a magical entity? Is he a demon? Because this all makes sense if so.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

“But what [Gansey] said was, "I'm going to need everyone to be straight with each other from now on. No more games. This isn't just for Blue, either. All of us."
Ronan said, "I'm always straight."
Adam replied, "Oh, man, that's the biggest lie you've ever told."
Blue said, "Okay.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven Boys

“Ronan Lynch's stare was a snake on the sidewalk where you wanted to walk. It was a match left on your pillow. It was pressing your lips together and tasting your own blood.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Raven King

“Ronan was broken; Ronan was fixable; Ronan had a soul.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“God, I’m tired.”

“So sleep.”

Gansey gave him a look. It was a look that asked how Ronan, of all people, could be so stupid to think that sleep was just a thing that could be so easily acquired.

Ronan said, “So let’s drive to the Barns.”

Gansey gave him another look. It was a look that asked how Ronan, of all people, could be so stupid as to think that Gansey would agree to something so illegal on so little sleep.

Ronan said, “So let’s go get some orange juice.”

Gansey considered. He looked to where his keys sat on the desk beside his mint plant. The clock beside it, a repellently ugly vintage number Gansey had found lying by a bin at the dump, said 3:32.

Gansey said, “Okay.”

They went and got some orange juice.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“It was badly against Ronan’s code to be impressed, much less show it.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“The annoying thing about Ronan was always that he was angry when everyone else was calm, and calm when everyone else was angry.”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“Touch it," Blue whispered. "See if it's alive, too."

"One of you two Poverty Twins should touch it," Ronan said. "I touched the last one."

"What did you just call me?”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“Adam thinks he saw an apparition at his place."

Ronan eyed Noah. "I'm seeing an apparition right now."

Noah made a rude gesture [...].”
― Maggie Stiefvater, The Dream Thieves

“She wouldn't wish love on anyone. It was the guest you welcomed and then couldn't be rid of.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Kaz leaned back. "What's the easiest way to steal a man's wallet?"
"Knife to the throat?" asked Inej.
"Gun to the back?" said Jesper.
"Poison in his cup?" suggested Nina.
"You're all horrible," said Matthias.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“The heart is an arrow. It demands aim to land true.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“No mourners. No funerals. Among them, it passed for 'good luck.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Jesper knocked his head against the hull and cast his eyes heavenward. “Fine. But if Pekka Rollins kills us all, I’m going to get Wylan’s ghost to teach my ghost how to play the flute just so that I can annoy the hell out of your ghost.”
Brekker’s lips quirked. “I’ll just hire Matthias’ ghost to kick your ghost’s ass.”
“My ghost won’t associate with your ghost,” Matthias said primly, and then wondered if the sea air was rotting his brain.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“It's not natural for women to fight."
"It's not natural for someone to be as stupid as he is tall, and yet there you stand.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“The water hears and understands. The ice does not forgive.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows

“Greed may do your bidding, but death serves no man.”
― Leigh Bardugo, Six of Crows