Demon Pox, Oh, Demon Pox Just How Is It Acquired? One Must First Go To The Bad Part Of Town Until One Is Very Tired Demon Pox, Oh, Demon Pox I Had It All Along- No, Not The Pox, You Foolish Blocks I Meant This Very Song- For I Was Right, And You Were Wrong!

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Color

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Night

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Fire

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Eye

Light

Doors

Well I'd Certainly Hate To Interrupt Your Pleasant Night Stroll With My Sudden Death.

Hate

Night

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Regret

Loneliness

Reading

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Humor

Kissing

Eyebrows

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Song

Thinking

Funny Things

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Faults

Blame

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Humor

Conceited

Earth

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Love

Thinking About You

Sick

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Elbows

Horror

Situation

Our Hearts, They Need A Mirror, Tessa. We See Our Better Selves In The Eyes Of Those Who Love Us. And There Is A Beauty That Brevity Alone Provides.” He Dropped His Gaze, Then Raised It To Hers. “i Would Give You Everything Of Myself,” He Said. “i Would Give You More In Two Weeks Than Most Men Would Give You In A Lifetime.

Heart

Eye

Men

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Heart

Soul

And The Clave Wants To Meet Clarissa. You Know That, Jace." "the Clave Can Screw Itself." "jace," Maryse Said, Sounding Genuinely Parental For A Change. "language." "the Clave Wants A Lot Of Things," Jace Amended. "it Shouldn't Necessarily Get Them All.

Want

Language

Jace

He Bent Down To Her; Their Mouths Met Again, And The Shock Of Sensation Was So Strong, So Overpowering, That She Shut Her Eyes Against It As If She Could Hide In The Darkness. He Murmured And Gathered Her Against Him.

Strong

Eye

Darkness

Jace's Eyes Sparkled, But He Said Calmly, "not At All. The Silent Brothers Can Help Her Retrieve Her Memories." "you Hate The Silent Brothers," Protested Isabelle. "i Don't Hate Them," Said Jace Candidly."i'm Afraid Of Them. It's Not The Same Thing." "i Thought You Said They Were Libarians," Said Clary. "they Are Librarians." Simon Whistled. "those Must Be Some Killer Late Fees.

Brother

Memories

Hate

Change Is No Loss, Will. Not Always.

Loss

In The End That Was The Choice You Made, And It Doesn't Matter How Hard It Was To Make It. It Matters That You Did.

Choices

Matter

Ends

Jace, Clary Thought, Was The Sort Of Person Who Liked It When Things Were Happening, Even Things That Were Bad

Jace

Persons

Happenings

You Serve A Greater Cause. Your Life Is Not Yours To Throw Away (magnus Bane)

Causes

Life Is

Magnus Bane

She Had Made The Choice For Him - In A Moment Of Flight And Panic, But She Had Made It - Not Realizing That Her Jace Would Rather Die Than Be Like This, And That She'd Been Not So Much Saving His Life As Damning Him To An Existence He Would Despise.

Choices

Saving

Panic

A Diary With No Drawings Of Me In It? Where Are The Torrid Fantasies? The Romance Covers?

Humorous

Drawing

Romance

Tact Is Just Lying For Adults.

Lying

Adults

Tact

I Hate It When You Answer A Question With A Question." "no You Dont, You Think Its Charming.

Hate

Thinking

Answers

What Have You Done To My Cat?" Magnus Demanded... "you Drank His Blood, Didn't You? You Said You Weren't Hungry!" Simon Was Indignant. "i Did Not Drink His Blood. He's Fine!" He Poked The Chairman In The Stomach. The Cat Yawned. "second, You Asked Me If I Was Hungry When You Were Ordering Pizza, So I Said No, Because I Can't Eat Pizza. I Was Being Polite." "that Doesn't Get You The Right To Eat My Cat." "your Cat Is Fine!" Simon Reached To Pick Up The Tabby, Who Jumped Indignantly To His Feet And Stalked Off The Table. "see?" "whatever.

Cat

Feet

Blood

I Did It Because I Love You!" He Half-shouted, And Then, As If Registering The Shocked Look Her Face, He Said In A More Subdued Voice, "i Love You, Tessa, And I Have Loved You, Almost Since The Moment I Met You.

Love You

Voice

Looks

Mundies Die Awfully Easily, Don't They?" "isabelle, You Know It's Bad Luck To Talk About Death In A Sickroom.

Luck

Bad Luck

Knows

Isabelle: Do You Want Some Soup? Jace: No Isabelle: Do You Think Hodge Will Want Some Soup? Jace: No One Wants Soup Simon: I Want Some Soup! Jace: No, You Don't. You Just Want To Sleep With Isabelle

Sleep

Thinking

Soup

Jace, On The Other Hand, Looked Like The Sort Of Boy Who'd Come Over To Your House And Burn It Down For Kicks.

Boys

Hands

House

Come On Guys, You Cant Fight Like This Forever" "actually," Simon Said, Raising His Hand,"i Can". Jace Made A Weird Noise And I Realized He Was Trying Not To Laugh-which By The Way, Wasn't Working.

Fighting

Hands

Laughing

Then, If You Love Him," He Said Quietly, "please, Tessa, Don't Tell Him What I Just Told You. Don't Tell Him That I Love You.

Love You

Said

Please

I Have Important Business To Get To. I Plan To Sulk All Afternoon, Followed, Perhaps, By An Evening Of Byronic Brooding And A Nighttime Of Dissipation.

Important

Afternoon

Evening

He Kissed Each Finger, And With Each One Of Them Spoken A Word. Five Kisses, Five Words. His Last.

Kissing

Lasts

Fingers

How Can You Not Understand?" He Pointed At Her Books. "you Read Novels. Obviously, I'm Here To Rescue You. Don't I Look Like Sir Galahad?" He Raised His Arms Dramatically. "my Strength Is As The Strength Of Ten, Because My Heart Is Pure---

Book

Heart

Looks

You Know, Some People Think Shadowhunters Are Just Myths. Like Mummies And Genies." Kyle Grinned At Jace. "can You Grant Wishes?" "that Depends," He Said. "do You Wish To Be Punched In The Face?

Thinking

People

Wish

My Rapier Wit Hides My Inner Pain.

Pain

Humor

Wit

Whenever I See Interesting Names, I Jot Them Down. I've Found Them In Lots Of Different Places: On The News, In The Phone Book, Even On Hotel Registry Lists.

Book

Phones

Names

He Lifted The Violin To His Shoulder Then, And Raised The Bow. And He Played.

Violin

Bows

Shoulders

You Can See Where It Was, Years Ago. Like An Old Woman Who Was Once Beautiful, But Time Has Taken Her Beauty Away.

Beautiful

Taken

Years

Normal People Dont Generally Find Their Homes Ransacked By Demons.

Home

People

Normal

She Threw The Door Open. The Room Seemed To Be A Sort Of Library, The Walls Lined With Books. It Was Brightly Lit, Light Streaming Through A Tall Picture Window. In The Middle Of The Room Stood Jace. He Wasn't Alone, Though-not By A Long Shot. There Was A Dark-haired Girl With Him, A Girl Clary Had Never Seen Before, And The Two Of Them Were Locked Together In A Passionate Embrace

Girl

Wall

Book

Then You're Aping Him. Valentine Was One Of The Most Arrogant And Disrespectful Men I've Ever Met. I Suppose He Brought You Up To Be Just Like Him." "yes," Jace Said, Unable To Help Himself, "i Was Trained To Be An Evil Mastermind From A Young Age. Pulling The Wings Off Flies, Poisoning The Earth's Water Supply — I Was Covering That Stuff In Kindergarten. I Guess We're All Just Lucky My Father Faked His Own Death Before He Got To The Raping And Pillaging Part Of My Education, Or No One Would Be Safe.

Father

Valentine

Men

Will Spread His Arms Wide. On His Knees, Grinning Like A Demon, Blood Dripping From His Mouth, He Barely Looked Human Himself. “come And Get Me.

Blood

Mouths

Arms

It Was Hidden Inside Another Book. One Valentine Was Unlikely To Ever Open." Magnus Smiled Crookedly. "simple Recipes For Housewives. No One Can Say Your Mother Didn't Have A Sense Of Humor.

Mother

Valentine

Book

There Was Something Peculiarly Gratifying About Shouting In A Blind Rage Until Your Words Ran Out.

Blind Rage

Shouting

Ran

I Get A Lot Of Inspiration From Research In Mythology And Folklore, I Find That Stories People Told Each Other Thousands Of Years Ago Are Still Relevant Now.

Inspiration

Years

People

There's Always The Dinner Rolls," Said Will, Pointing To A Covered Basket. "though I Warn You, They're As Hard As Stones. You Could Use Them To Kill Black Beetles, If Any Beetles Bother You In The Middle Of The Night.

Night

Black

Use

Clary," Jace Said Again. "you Know: Short, Redheaded, Bad Temper.

Jace

Said

Temper

No, You Don’t Need To Help Me. But If You Don’t, There’s Nothing Stopping Me From Calling You Up Again And Again, Now That I Know You Can’t Kill Me. Think Of It As Me Leaning Against Your Heavenly Doorbell… Forever.

Thinking

Forever

Needs

There Was A Time I Thought I Was A Ferret.

Ferrets

Clockwork Angel

Gabriel Lightwood

When I Was A Little Kid, I Realized That If You Say Any Word Over And Over Fast Enough, It Loses All It's Meaning.

Kids

Littles

Enough

Now Don't Go Wandering Off, William," She Said With A Meaningful Glance. "i Don't Want To Lose You In The Crowd." Will's Jaw Set. "i'm Getting The Oddest Feeling That You're Enjoying This," He Said Under His Breath. "nothing Odd About It." Feeling Unbelievably Bold, Tessa Chucked Him Under The Chin With The Tip Of Her Lace Fan. "simply Behave Yourself.

Meaningful

Feelings

Fans

Magnus, You Were Trying To Flirt With Your Own Plate." "i'm A Very Open-minded Sort Of Fellow!" "ragnor Is Not," Catarina Said. "when He Found Out That You Were Feeding Us Guinea Pigs, He Hit You Over The Head With Your Plate. It Broke." "so Ended Our Love," Magnus Said. "ah, Well. It Would Have Never Worked Between Me And The Plate Anyway.

Flirting

Pigs

Trying

Thank You,” Simon Said. “it’s A Joke, Isabelle. He’s The Count. He Likes Counting. You Know. ‘what Did The Count Eat Today, Children? One Chocolate Chip Cookie, Two Chocolate Chip Cookies, Three Chocolate Chip Cookies . . .’” There Was A Rush Of Cold Air As The Door Of The Restaurant Opened, Letting In Another Customer. Isabelle Shivered And Reached For Her Black Silk Scarf. “it’s Not Realistic.” “what Would You Prefer? ‘what Did The Count Eat Today, Children? One Helpless Villager, Two Helpless Villagers, Three Helpless Villagers . . .

Children

Air

Doors

With His Customary Crooked Smile, “are Just Too Unlikely To Dwell Upon.

Fallen Angels

Unlikely

Crooked Smiles

Why Mundanes Always Insist On Taking Responsibility For Things That Aren't Their Fault Is A Mystery To Me. You Didn't Force That Cocktail Down His Idiotic Throat." -jace, Pg.241-

Responsibility

Cocktails

Faults

That Seems Like Stealing, Doesn't It?" Simon Pulled A Cup Toward Him. He Drew The Lid Back. "ooh. Mochaccino." He Looked At Magnus. "did You Pay For These?" "sure," Said Magnus, While Jace And Alec Snickered. "i Make Dollar Bills Magically Appear In Their Cash Register." "really?" "no." Magnus Popped The Lid Off His Own Coffee. "but You Can Pretend I Did If It Makes You Feel Better. So, First Order Of Business Is What?

Coffee

Feel Better

Order

You Invited Him Into Bed?" Simon Demanded, Looking Shaken. "ridiculous, Isn't It?" Said Jace. "we Would Never Have All Fit.

Bed

Ridiculous

Fit

You Have Ruthlessness In Your Bones And Ice In Your Heart, Clarissa. Don't Tell Me Any Differently.

Heart

Ice

Ruthlessness

She Had Fallen Asleep With Her Head On His Arm, The Clockwork Angel, Still Around Her Throat, Resting Against His Shoulder Just To The Left Of His Collarbone. As She Moved Away, The Clockwork Angel Slipped Free And She Saw To Her Surprise That Where It Had Lain Against His Skin It Had Left A Mark Behind, No Bigger Than A Shilling, In The Shape Of A Pale White Star.

Stars

Angel

White

His Parabatai Rune Was Bleeding

Bleeding

Runes

Parabatai

A Pair Of Werewolves Occupied Another Booth. They Were Eating Raw Shanks Of Lamb And Arguing About Who Would Win In A Fight: Dumbledore From Harry Potter Books Or Magnus Bane. "dumbledore Would Totally Win," Said The First One. "he Has The Badass Killing Curse." The Second Lycanthrope Made A Trenchant Point. "but Dumbledore Isn't Real." "i Don't Think Magnus Bane Is Real Either," Scoffed The First. "have You Ever Met Him?" "this Is So Weird," Said Clary, Slinking Down In Her Seat. "are You Listening To Them?" "no. It's Rude To Eavesdrop," Said Jace.

Badass

Real

Book

Well, Why Did You Kill Jeremiah? And Don't Bother Feeding Me Some Story About How You Just Happened To Wander Along After He Spontaneously Died. I Know You Did This.

Stories

Feeding

Jeremiah

That Jem Makes Beautiful Things And I Destroy Them. That It Really Ought To Be Me Dying And Not Him. I Mean, What's The Point Of Living If You Can't Even Enjoy It? Yet Jem Enjoys All The Life He's Got. It's Not Fair.

Beautiful

Mean

Dying

Alec Looked Horrified, As If She'd Asked Him To Put On A Tutu And Execute A Perfect Pirouette.

Perfect

Pirouettes

Ifs

In All Gabriel’s Life He Could Not Remember His Brother Giving Even The Prettiest Of Shadowhunter Girls A Second Glance. Yet He Looked At This Scarred Mundane Servant As If She Were The Sun Rising. It Was Inexplicable, But It Was Also Undeniable. He Could See The Horror On His Brother’s Face As Sophie’s Good Opinion Of Him Shattered Before His Eyes.

Girl

Brother

Eye

Jace Wayland," She Said. "explain Yourself." Jace Was Glaring At The Cat. "i Told You To Bring Me To Alec! Backstabing Judas." Church Rolled Onto His Back, Purring Contentedly.

Cat

Church

Jace

Why Do You Do These Things To Yourself? Not Just What You Did To The Window, But The Way You Talked To Clary. What Are You Punishing Yourself For? You Can't Help How You Feel.

Punishing Yourself

How You Feel

Way

Tell Me, Is He Always Really Rude, Or Does He Save That For Mundanes?

Rude

Doe

There Is An Imbalance Of Power. It Is An Imbalance That Is Easy To Exploit, But It Is Not A Wise Course. Where There Is Love, There Is Often Also Hate. They Can Exist Side By Side." - Jace

Wise

Hate

Imbalance

You're My Brother." "those Words Don't Mean Anything Where We're Concerned. We Aren't Human. Their Rules Don't Apply To Us. Stupid Laws About What Dna Can Be Mixed With What. Hypocritical, Really, Considering. We're Already Experiments.

Brother

Stupid

Mean

Beautiful Girls Should Know How To Defend Themselves Against The Advances Of Gentlemen.

Beautiful

Girl

Gentleman

No One Told You To Call Your Band Salacious Mold, My Friend." "we're Millennium Lint Now," Simon Protested

Mold

Band

Millennium

Ladies Who Were No Better Than They Should Be, Whose Dresses Were Too Tight, Too Bright And Too All The Things Magnus Liked Most, Lounged On Velvet-covered Benches Along The Walls.

Wall

Dresses

Velvet

Dear Me," Said Will, And He Took Another Bite Of His Apple. "is It Because I'm Better-looking Than You?

Apples

Said

Clockwork Prince

Even More Blood Welled Up And Spilled Down His Arm, Splattering Onto The Ground. “camille’s Carpet,” Magnus Protested. “it’s Blood,” Said Will. “she Ought To Be Thrilled.

Blood

Arms

Camille

I See You're Trying To Distract Me From The Real Point Here," Magnus Said Instead. "you Had A Birthday - A Perfect Excuse For Me To Throw One Of My Famous Parties - And You Didn't Even Tell Me About It?

Real

Party

Perfect

You And Jace – You’re Not Quite Normal, Are You? I Mean, Not Normal Shadowhunters. There’s Something Special About You Both. Like The Seelie Queen Said. You Were Experiments.” He Smiled At Her Startled Look. “i’m Not Stupid. I Can Put These Things Together. You With Your Rune Powers, And Jace, Well…no One Could Be That Annoying Without Some Kind Of Supernatural Assistance.

Queens

Stupid

Mean

She'd Rather Hoped For Something Simple, Like A Lined Piece Of Notebook Paper With My Evil Plan Written Across The Top, But No Luck.

Notebook

Simple

Evil

Against His Own Will, Almost, Will Felt Himself Understanding; He Would Have Done Anything, He Thought, Told Any Lie, Taken Any Risk, To Make Tessa Love Him.

Lying

Taken

Understanding

How Could You Have Guessed?” Miserable Though Will Was, He Felt Free, As If A Heavy Burden Had Been Displaced From Him. “i Did All I Could To Hide And Deny It. You—you Never Hid Your Feelings. Looking Back, It Was Clear And Plain, And Yet I Never Saw It. I Was Astonished When Tessa Told Me That You Were Engaged. You’ve Always Been The Source In My Life Of Such Good Things, James. I Never Thought You Would Be The Source Of Pain, And So, Wrongly, I Never Thought Of Your Feelings At All. And That Is Why I Was So Blind.

Pain

Feelings

Would Be

There Is Nothing Quite Like The Moral Absolutism Of The Young." -hodge

Moral Absolutism

Absolutism

Moral

Well, You Know, Your Mom Gets Like This Sometimes," Simon Said. "like When She Breathes In Or Out.

Mom

Sometimes

Breathe

Simon Shook His Head."look,do You Know What You Want To Eat,or Do You Just Want Me To Keep Pushing This Cart Up And Down Aisles Because It Amuses You?" "that And I'm Not Really Familiar With What They Sell In Mundane Grocery Stores.maryse Usually Cooks Or We Order In Food."said Jace

Order

Pushing

Looks

To Draw Something Is To Try To Capture It Forever.

Forever

Trying

Capture

And Like Lambs To A Slaughter We Shall Follow.

Lambs

Slaughter

The Past Is Nothing To [the Young], Not Even Another Country As It Is To The Old, Or Even A Nightmare As It Is To The Guilty.

Country

Past

Nightmare

They Kind Of Look Like Evil Lawn Gnomes

Evil

Looks

Kind

But I Will Never Have A Bride.

Brides

How'd You Get Magnus To Let Jace Leave?" "traded Him For Alec," Clary Said.

Jace

Said

City Of Ashes

The Queen Sniffed. "i Rather Miss Your Jace," She Said. "of All Of You, He Was The Prettiest And The Best-mannered.

Queens

Missing

Jace

Far Below Ran The Silver Ribbon Of The East River, Braceleted By Shining Bridges, Flecked By Boats As Small As Flyspecks, Splitting The Shining Banks Of Light That Were Manhattan And Brooklyn On Either Side.

Light

Bridges

Rivers

It Was Strange How Your World Could Shift On Its Axis And Everything You Trusted Could Invert Itself In What Seemed Like No Time At All.

Axes

World

Strange

"there Might Simply Be Nothing Going On That Might Activate It. Perhaps There Isn't Anything Here That Alec Is Afraid Of." Magnus Glanced At Alec And Raised His Eyebrows. "boo."

Eyebrows

Might

Magnus Bane

Charlotte Leaned Forward Across The Table. “the Dark Sisters Never Mentioned What Use They Intended To Make Of Your Abilities, Did They?” “you Know About The Magister.” Tessa Said. “they Said They Were Preparing Me For Him.” “for Him To Do What?” Will Asked. “eat You For Dinner?” Tessa Shook Her Head. “to – To Marry Me, They Said.” “to Marry You?” Jessamine Was Openly Scornful. “that’s Ridiculous. They Were Probably Going To Blood Sacrifice You And Didn’t Want You To Panic.” (page 78)

Sacrifice

Dark

Blood

You Want This?" His Voice Was Hoarse. "yes," She Said. "do You?" His Finger Traced The Outline Of Her Mouth. "for This I Would Have Been Damned Forever. For This I Would Have Given Up Everything." She Felt The Burn Behind Her Eyes, The Pressure Of Tears, And Blinked Wet Eyelashes. "will ..." "dw I'n Dy Garu Di Am Byth," He Said. "i Love You. Always." And He Moved To Cover Her Body With His Own.

Love You

Eye

Voice

Never Doubt My Weaseling Abilities, Shadowhunter, For They Are Epic And Memorable In Their Scope.

Memorable

Epic

Doubt

I'm Pure At Heart. It Repels The Dirt.

Heart

Dirt

City Of Ashes

Oh, I Don't Know. I Prefer To Think That When They're At Home, The Silent Brothers Are Much Like Us. Playing Practical Jokes In The Silent City, Making Toasted Cheese-" "i Hope They Play Charades," Said Tessa Dryly. "it Would Seem To Take Advantage Of Their Natural Talents.

Brother

Home

Thinking

People Aren't Born Good Or Bad. Maybe They're Born With Tendencies Either Way, But Its The Way You Live Your Life That Matters.

Life

People

Matter

I'd Always Hoped That When I Said 'i Love You' To A Girl, She'd Say 'i Know' Like Leia Did To Han In Return Of The Jedi

Love

Girl

Return

He’s Very Pretty. For A Human.” “he’s Very Broken,” Said Magnus. “like A Lovely Vase That Someone Has Smashed. Only Luck And Skill Can Put It Back Together The Way It Was Before.

Skills

Broken

Lovely

And You Should Not Be Out And About In Your Nightgown. There Are Lightwoods Wandering These Halls.

Princess

Should

Wander

There's More To Someone Being Lovable Than The Way They Look." "...he Told Me That The Way You Can Tell If A Bug Or A Snake Is Poisonous, Like, Is If It's Got Really Lovely, Bright Markings. The More The Beautiful Its Skin Is, The More Deadly It Is." "all That Pretty Face And Whatnot Just Hides How Twisted Up And Rotten He Is On The Inside.

Beautiful

Snakes

Lovely

You Know, When Most Girls Say They Want A Big Rock, They Don't Mean, You Know, Literally A Big Rock. -clary Fray To Jace Wayland

Girl

Mean

Rocks

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

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Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

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