"Where the hell is Ronan?" Gansey asked, echoing the words that thousands of humans had uttered since mankind developed speech. (Maggie Stiefvater)

"Where the hell is Ronan?" Gansey asked, echoing the words that thousands of humans had uttered since mankind developed speech.

Maggie Stiefvater

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