“What can't you bear?''This island,' Gabe says. He breathes a long pause between every word he says. 'That house you and Finn are in. People talking. The fish - goddamn fish. I'll smell like them for the rest of my life. The horses. Everything. I can't do it any more.'. . . It feels like he's confessed that he's dying of a disease I've never heard of, with symptoms I can't see.”

American author

Maggie Stiefvater is an American author best known for her young adult fantasy series The Wolves of Mercy Falls and The Raven Cycle. Her work centers on fantasy for young readers, and these two series are the titles most often associated with her name. She writes within the young adult genre, where she has built her reputation through imaginative, character-driven stories.