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I think every now and then about Sean’s thumb pressed against my wrist and daydream about him touching me again. But mostly I think about the way he looks at me – with respect – and I think that’s probably worth more

I think every now and then about Sean’s thumb pressed against my wrist and daydream about him touching me again. But mostly I think about the way he looks at me – with respect – and I think that’s probably worth more than anything.

Maggie Stiefvater
Thinking, Touching, Thumbs

It was about falling asleep with Sam's chest pressed against my back so I could feel his heart slow to match mine. It was about growing up and realizing that the feel of his arms around me, the smell of him when he was sleeping, the sound of his breathing -- that was home and everything I wanted at the end of the day. It wasn't the same as being with him and we were awake.

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Growing Up, Fall, Home
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Shiver Trilogy (Shiver, Linger, Forever)”, p.350, Scholastic Inc.

...sensation of rightness, of saying the right thing atthe right time to the right person, that too-raresensation of having the right thing to say and believing it.

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Believe, Right Time, Persons

Tell me what it's like. The race." "What it's like is a battle. A mess of horses and men and blood. The fastest and strongest of what is left from two weeks of preparation on the sand. It's the surf in your face, the deadly magic of November on your skin, the Scorpio drums in the place of your heartbeat. It's speed, if you're lucky. It's life and it's death or it's both, and there's nothing like it.

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Horse, Men, Race
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “The Scorpio Races”, p.333, Scholastic UK

Thanks,” I say, and Finn looks uncomfortable. Mum used to say he was like a faerie; he didn't like to be thanked. I add, “Sorry.

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Sorry, Add, Looks
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “The Scorpio Races”, p.39, Scholastic UK

And I told you before, I'll sell you any of the thoroughbreds.” “I didn't make any of those thoroughbreds. I didn't make them what they are.” “You made all of them what they are.” I don't look at him. “None of them made me who I am.

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Who I Am, Looks, Made
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “The Scorpio Races”, p.208, Scholastic UK

Do you know how to wrap a leg?" "I was born wrapping legs," I say stiffly, because I'm insulted. "Must've been a challenging delivery," Sean notes.

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Challenges, Legs, Notes

I can't tell the difference," I said. "Between not fighting and giving up.

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Giving Up, Fighting, Differences

With his back to us, Sean tugs the halter from the mare's head. She kicks out, but he steps out of the way as if it were nothing at all. With a shake of her mane, she leaps mightily into the water. For a moment she struggles over the waves, and then she is swimming. Just a wild black horse in a deep blue sea full of the ashes of other dead boys.

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Horse, Struggle, Swimming
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “The Scorpio Races”, p.330, Scholastic UK

We are shoulder to shoulder due to the size of the cab, and if Gratton is made of flour and potatoes, Sean is made of stone and driftwood and possibly those prickly anemones that sometimes wash up on shore.

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Size, Stones, Potatoes
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “The Scorpio Races”, p.134, Scholastic UK

If the waitress comes, order me a coffee and something that involves bacon.

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Coffee, Order, Waitress
Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.331, Scholastic Inc.

What do you mean? Grace Brisbane, you do not mean that you're not going back home again. Tell me that this was just because you were momentarily angry at them for grounding you. Or even tell me it's because you could not live without The Boy's stunning Boyfruits for another night. But don't tell me you think it's forever!

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Home, Mean, Boys
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Shiver Trilogy (Shiver, Linger, Forever)”, p.531, Scholastic Inc.

Are there any other missing persons living under your roof? Elvis? Jimmy Hoffa? Amelia Earhart? I'd just like full disclosure now, before we go any further.

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Missing, Jimmy Hoffa, Amelia
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Shiver Trilogy (Shiver, Linger, Forever)”, p.813, Scholastic Inc.

I say, 'I will not be your weakness, Sean Kendrick.' Now he looks at me. He says, very softly, 'It's late for that, Puck.

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Weakness, Looks, Puck
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “The Scorpio Races”, p.313, Scholastic UK

But love isn't quantifiable on paper.

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Paper
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Shiver Trilogy (Shiver, Linger, Forever)”, p.557, Scholastic Inc.

"That's a poor match, Sean Kendrick," says a voice at my elbow. It's the other sister from Fathom & Sons, and she follows my gaze to Puck. "Neither of you are a housewife." I don't look away from Puck. "I think you assume too much, Dory Maud." "You leave nothing to assumption," Dory Maud says. "You swallow her with your eyes. I'm surprised there's any of her left for the rest of us to see."

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Eye, Son, Thinking
"The Scorpio Races". Book by Maggie Stiefvater, 2011.

Hi,' I said, and I hugged her. I missed her more now that I actually had her in my arms than when I hadn't.

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Arms, Said
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Shiver Trilogy (Shiver, Linger, Forever)”, p.524, Scholastic Inc.

It is the first day of November and so, today, someone will die.

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Today, Firsts, November
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “The Scorpio Races (Sneak Peek)”, p.4, Scholastic Inc.

I was thinking lots of things, but most of them needed to stay thoughts, not words.

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Thinking, Needed
Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.660, Scholastic Inc.

I thought, possibly, that what I really needed was to go where nobody knew me and start over again, with none of my previous decisions, conversations, or expectations coming with me.

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Starting Over, Expectations, Decision
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Forever”, p.171, Scholastic Inc.

Scent is the strongest tie to memory.

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Memories, Ties, Scent
Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.741, Scholastic Inc.

I'm so tired I never want to wake up again. But I've figured out now that it was never them that made me feel that way. It was just me, all along.

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Tired, Wake Up, Want
Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.744, Scholastic Inc.

Avoidance is a wonderful therapy

Maggie Stiefvater
Wonderful, Therapy, Avoidance
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Linger”, p.214, Scholastic UK

My whole life, I had thought that my story was, again and again: Once upon a time, there was a boy, and he had to risk everything to keep what he loved. But really, the story was: Once upon a time, there was a boy, and his fear ate him alive.

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Fear, Boys, Risk
Maggie Stiefvater (2014). “Shiver Series (Shiver, Linger, Forever, Sinner)”, p.846, Scholastic Inc.

Now, I was a fan of the simple pleasures in life: grilled cheese sandwiches without black flecks on the crust, jeans that didn't pinch the better parts of me, an inch of vodka, ten to twelve hours of sleep. - Cole St Clair, Forever.

Maggie Stiefvater
Sleep, Simple, Cheese Sandwiches
Maggie Stiefvater (2011). “Forever”, p.25, Scholastic Inc.

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