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"I don't care to be pretty, Blue shot back hotly, "I care to look on the outside like I look on the inside."
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"Gospel of miracles is bringing about corruption in our country."

"All those clean, fresh starts had made me forget what it was like, until now, to be messy and honest and out of control. To be real."

"Don't make changes to suit others, stay true to yourself."

"We think that boxes take everything that's bad and they lock all that nasty stuff out, when in reality they take everything that we are and they lock all of those great things in."

"Our Christianity has become superstitious."

"Real spirituality is about getting the bullshit out of your life and getting real."

"I'm different. I will give you my treasure chest of darkness first. If you can handle that, then I'll bring out my shining moons. If one cannot handle the darkness, then one should not deserve the light. I have no interest in "trapping" anyone into a silken web. I have no silken web."

"You do not have to feel truer than others in order to be original.You just need to be different and keep aspiring to be a better you."

"Why did I think that the mask was a better portrayal than my authentic self? We can get hidden under layers of illusion, can't we?"

"A beautiful rose with an ugly soul wilts quickly."
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"Way back before you were born, Calla and Persephone and I were messing around with things we probably shouldn't have been messing around with--""Drugs?""Rituals. Are you messing around with drugs?""No. But maybe rituals""Drugs might be better."

"Fate," Blue replied, glowering at her mother, "is a very weighty word to throw around before breakfast."

"It's rude to stare, but the great thing about staring at a sedated person is that they don't know you're doing it."

"Gansey always thought that, after dark, it felt like anything could happen. At night, Henrietta felt like magic, and at night, magic felt like it might be a terrible thing."

"Memories are like dreams. You remember how you got to the front of the classroom with no clothes on."

"His heart hurt with the wanting of it, the hurt no less painful for being difficult to explain."

"A symptom," Brendan said, as if love were a disease only humans could catch. But there was something like fondness or respect in his voice. "You're both fools."

"What? he asked in a low voice."You looked like you spent your last joy bill.He hissed, "What does that even mean?"I don't know. I was just trying it out."Well, it doesn't work. It doesn't make sense. And anyway, I've got plenty of joy bills. Loads.Helen said, "What's happening there on your phone?"A very small joy debit.His older sister's smile shone brightly. "You see, it does work. Now, did you or did you not need to get out of that room?Gansey inclined his head in slight acknowledgment. Gansey siblings knew each other well."You're so welcome, Helen said. "Let me know if you need me to write a joy check."I really don't think it works."

"He was kind. People bothered him. He thought we should be more concerned with the world around us and how our actions would affect things years down the road."
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