How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote #1
The key, Gansey found, was that you had to believe that they existed; you had to realize that you were part of something bigger. Some secrets only gave themselves up to those who'd proven themselves worthy.
The way Gansey saw it was this: If you had a special knack for finding things, it meant you owed the world to look. (2.62-63)
Gansey doesn't have to go out looking for dead Welsh kings to be successful… after all, he comes from a rich family and could just coast. But he knows that he has a gift for finding strange things, and he needs to make the most out of that gift.
Quote #2
"I don't want to do this for another year." He kicked a piece of gravel under the Camaro. Now his voice did rise, but only in ferocity, not in volume. "Another year, and then I get strangled with a necktie like Declan? I'm not a damn politician, Gansey. I'm not a banker."
Gansey wasn't either, but it didn't mean he wanted to leave school. The pain in Ronan's voice meant he couldn't have any in his way when he said, "Just graduate, and do whatever you want." (7.74-75)
Ronan acts like he has no control over his life because Declan controls the family purse strings, but this isn't the case. He does have a choice: He can suck it up for another year, collect his inheritance, and do whatever he wants. Or not.
Quote #3
But she asked, "And what is it you wanted to do?"
"Talk," he said. In his local accent, it was a long word and it seemed less of a synonym for speak than it was for confess. She couldn't help but look at the thin, pleasant line of his mouth. He added, "I guess I could have just saved a lot of trouble by coming up to talk to you in the first place. Other people's ideas always seem to get me into more trouble." (8.17-18)
Okay, so Adam kind of messed up when he made the choice to have Gansey try to pick up Blue on his behalf. Gansey is not the best wingman in the world, and Adam probably would have had a better shot if he'd just done the flirting himself.