Maggie Stiefvater Quotes

Men's eyes were made to look, and let them gaze. I will not budge for no man's pleasure.

And stop doing that,” he said. “Backing away, giving me that look.” Like you’re scaring me? Maybe you are.” He stepped back so fast he wobbled and caught himself, and the look on his face—It vanished in a second, the scowl returning. I’d never hurt you, Chloe. You should know—” He stopped. Paused. Then wheeled and started walking away. “Next time? Handle it yourself. I’m done taking care of you.

The best thing I ever did in my life was to ask, 'Do I like everybody?' And the answer was, 'No.' So why should everybody like me? If people are against me, so what? I'm against them too.

I'm not trying to keep anybody happy.

I don't make demands. I don't tell you how it should be. I'll give you options, and it's up to you to select or throw 'em away. That should be the headline: If you're insecure, don't call.

The only power you have is the word no.

I'm in control of myself. I take yes or no from no one.

But I always had the ability to say no. That's how I called my own shots.

If you think I'm going to cry all over your chest because you don't feel the same way, you're wrong. I don't beg for anybody's love.

...Hard people are weak people whom nobody wants, and the strong, caring little whether they are wanted or not, have alone that meekness which the common herd mistake for weakness.

I've learned to really just say no. If I don't want to do something, I won't do it. There's nothing that can make me do anything.

I have no desire to be dominated. Honestly I don't. And yet I find myself becoming angry when I'm not.

If you don't like my fire, then don't come around. Cause I'm gonna burn one down.

I have always done what I wanted to do.

I guess I'm just fiercely independent.

What I say goes. I'm hitting shots that I want to hit. I'm doing the things that I want to do. I play it my way.

It doesn't bother me because I can tell everyone to kiss off.

I only listen to myself, I hate to say. I don't got time to listen to nobody else. There's a lot of guys out there, but I only listen to myself.

Oh while I live, to be the ruler of life, not a slave, to meet life as a powerful conqueror, and nothing exterior to me will ever take command of me.

I don't need anyone to validate me.

We must know our limitations and expend our lives only in the cause of our independence.

They want us to be self-determined and they want us to be self-governed, and yet when we make these judgments, they don’t like it.

I should not rely on the goodness of heart of anybody.

Don't ask f'r rights. Take thim. An' don't let anny wan give thim to ye. A right that is handed to ye fer nawthin has somethin the matter with it.

You want independence. Go ahead. You are not worth Russian blood or money.