8 Quotes by Maggie Hall

The only thing that feels right is as wrong as it can get

The sun came out the next day, which it had no right to do.

The thing is, being lonely is like walking in the cold without a coat. It’s uncomfortable, but eventually you go numb. Once you get used to not being lonely, though, the shock of going back is like having your down comforter yanked off at six o’clock on a Minnesota December morning.

Do you know what a fate map is in biology? It’s a map of which cells in an embryo should develop into which specific adult tissues. But what they should develop into isn’t necessarily what they actually do develop into. They can be manipulated, or change on their own, and end up as something completely different from what they were fated for.

The rightful One and the girl with the violet eyesThe One, who walks through fire and does not burnThe girl, born of the twelveTheir fates mapped together become the fate of the circleThrough their union, the birthright of the Diadochi is uncovered.The riches of Iskander, the power of Zeus, the means to vanquish the greatest enemies.The One, when it is his, becomes invencible.

It felt dangerous. It felt amazing. It felt like of course the lights were out, because all the electricity in the city was in my veins.

I want to be just fast enough for Zach to run to catch up, because if I stay ahead, I won't ever have to see his retreating back.

The one in control calls the shots, and the one in control sets the pace. Most important of all, the in control doesn't get hurt.