The Raven Boys Fate and Free Will Quotes

How we cite our quotes: (Chapter.Paragraph)

Quote #1

Blue Sargent had forgotten how many times she'd been told that she would kill her true love. (P.1)

Well that's a pretty grim fate for a girl who hasn't even had her first kiss or been on a real proper date. It's no wonder Blue wants to stay away from boys. According to her fate, it looks like romance will only lead to trouble, anyway.

Quote #2

"There are only two reasons a non-seer would see a spirit on St. Mark's Eve, Blue. Either you're his true love," Neeve said, "or you killed him." (1.94)

Blue always wanted to be able to see what her mother and aunts could, but now she's not so sure. In seeing the spirit of this random teenage boy, she now has to live with a burden… the burden of knowing that he's going to die and it'll be her fault.

Quote #3

"I'm not going to stop you from trying to warn him, Blue. But you need to know he's not going to believe you, even if you find him, and it's probably not going to save him, even if he knows. You might keep him from doing something stupid. Or you might just ruin the last few months of his life." (3.31)

Doesn't Blue know that you can't escape death, even if you know it's coming? Just think of all the Final Destination movies. If you try to avoid your fate, you'll end up crushed in a roller coaster accident or something equally gruesome.