Do Not Regret Too Much The Choices You Have Made In The Past, Gabriel," She Said, Aware That She Was Using His Christian Name, But Not Able To Help It. "only Make The Right Ones In The Future. We Are Ever Capable Of Change And Ever Capable Of Being Our Better Selves.

-Cassandra Clare

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Do Not Regret Too

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Emotion

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Want

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Years

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Men

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Girl

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Wonder

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Two

Scare

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Lost Souls

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May

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Said

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Want

Enough

Young

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Giving

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Farewell

Forever

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Fire

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Two

Differences

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Wonder

Jace

Vans

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Pockets

Pants

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Mother

Ankles

Mama

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Introducing

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Ashes

World

Whole

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Wanted

Glad

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Madness

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Thinking

Secret

Want

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Worry

Secret

Ballerina

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Responsibility

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Bed

Sitting

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Inspiration

Adventure

Plot

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Struggle

Fate

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Falling In Love

Stubborn

Knows

She Had Loved Him For Such A Long Time, She Thought. How Was It That She Did Now Know Him At All?

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Long Time

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Heart

Blood

Tears

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Girl

Everyday

Used

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Your Side

Dating Someone

Mad

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Gay

Spiders

Lost Souls

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Dirty

Sweat

Naked

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Teaching

Mean

Knives

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Fire

Said

Interrupted

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Love You

Knowing

Want

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Squares

Tables

Suits

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Princess

Thinking

Blessing

Fresh Is Better. But You've Never Drunk Fresh Blood. Have You?" Simon Raised His Eyebrow In Response. "well, Aside From Mine Of Course," Jace Said. "and I'm Pretty Sure My Blood Is Fan-tastic.

Blood

Eyebrows

Drunk

With Jace, You Don't Really Get To Choose Your Insulting Nickname.

Insulting

Nicknames

Jace

If Love Is Great, Then It Is Worth Fighting For.” “what If It Is Immoral Somehow? Forbidden?” “forbidden? But My Father’s Love For My Mother Was Forbidden, Or At Least Against The Law. Or Do Mean If She Is Married, Or A Vampire?” “or A Married Vampire.” “well, Nevertheless,” Will Said, With A Grin. “one Should Fight On. Love Conquers All.” Will And Jem

Mother

Father

Mean

Perhaps, But You Would Not Exist Without A Woman, Would You? However Little Use You May Find Us, We Are Cleverer And More Determined And More Patient Than Men. Men May Be Stronger, But It Is Women Who Endure.

Men

Stronger

Use

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Digging

Rooms

Jace

But-jace What Are You Doing?' 'finishing My Shower. And If You‘ve Made Me Run Through All The Hot Water, I‘ll Be Very Annoyed.

Running

Water

Annoyed

Come In. And Try Not To Murder Any Of My Guests.

Trying

Nephilim

Guests

Well, I'm Certainly Not Ragnor Fell The Exotic Dancer.

Dancer

Exotic

Magnus Bane

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Princess

Kissing

Kiss Me

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People

Diamond

Sentiments

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Heart

Agony

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Be Kind

Sometimes

Said

You Know Men. We Have Delicate Egos.

Self Esteem

Men

Ego

Mundane Humans Create Distinctions Between Themselves, Distinctions That Seem Ridiculous To Any Shadowhunter. Their Distinctions Are Based On Race, Religion, National Identity, Any Of A Dozen Minor And Irrelevant Markers. ~ Valentine

Valentine

Race

Identity

You Know This Means That What We Did-what We Almost Did In Paris-" "going To The Eiffel Tower?

Mean

Paris

Towers

You Couldn't Change The Past. You Could Only Go Forward

Past

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Sorry

Dying

Ordinary

Only The Very Weak-minded Refuse To Be Influenced By Literature And Poetry.

Inspirational

Funny

Book

Clary: "he Wanted Me To Come With Him. To Join Him And Sebastain. I Guess He Wants Their Evil Little Duo To Be A Little Evil Trio." She Shrugged. "maybe He's Lonely. Sebastian Cant Be The Greatest Company. Magnus: We Don't Know That. He Could Be Absolutely Fantastic At Scrabble.

Lonely

Evil

Scrabble

You On Your Way Out?" Jace Nodded. "dont Want To Overstay Our Welcome." "what Welcome?" Magnus Asked. "i'd Say Is Was A Pleasure To Meet You, But It Wasn't. Not That You Aren't All Fairly Charming, And As For You-" He Dropped A Glittery Wink At Alec, Who Looked Astounded. "call Me?" -magnus & Jace, Pg.243-

Want

Way

Welcome

You Could Have Had Anything Else In The World, And You Asked For Me." She Smiled Up At Him. Filthy As He Was, Covered In Blood And Dirt, He Was The Most Beautiful Thing She'd Ever Seen. "but I Don't Want Anything Else In The World.

Love

Beautiful

Blood

You Had To Know A Person Well To Make Them Laugh Like That.

Friendship

Cute Love

Laughter

I Have Heard Sometimes That Men Who Lose An Arm Of A Leg Still Feel That Pain In Those Limbs, Though They Are Gone,' Said Will. 'it Is Like That Sometimes. I Can Feel Jem With Me, Though He Is Gone, And It Is Like I Am Missing A Part Of Myself.

Pain

Men

Missing

I Would Leave At Once, But It Would Be Cruel To Abandon A Lady In A Foreign Land With A Maniac.

Land

Would Be

Abandon

Will: 'singing The Praises Of Our Fair City? We Treat You Well Here, Don't We, James? I Doubt I'd Have That Kind Of Luck In Shanghai. What Do You Call Us There Again?' Jem: 'yang Guizi ... Foreign Devils.

Cities

Doubt

Luck

Most Shadowhunters Get Their First Marks At Twelve. It Must Have Been In Your Blood.” “maybe. Although I Doubt Most Shadowhunters Get A Tattoo Of Donatello From The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles On Their Left Shoulder.” Jace Looked Baffled. “you Wanted A Turtle On Your Shoulder?” -jace & Clary, Pg. 314-

Tattoo

Teenage

Turtles

Without Conflict There Is No Plot, Without Hope There Is No Story

Plot

Stories

Conflict

Will: "nice Place To Live, Isn't It? Let's Hope They Left Something Behind Other Than Filth. Forwarding Addresses, A Few Severed Limbs, A Prostitute Or Two ..." Jem: "indeed. Perhaps, If We're Fortunate, We Can Still Catch Syphilis." "or Demon Pox," Will Suggested Cheerfully, Trying The Door Under The Stairs.

Nice

Doors

Two

Yes, She's Bleeding To Death Upstairs, But I Thought I'd Avoid Telling You Right Away, Because I Like To Draw The Suspense Out.

Suspense

Bleeding

Upstairs

It Is A Very Strange Thing, To Be In Love. It Changes You.

Strange

Strange Things

Will Herondale

Maia Pulled On A Braid. "i Ran Into Eric Of All People. He Told Me What Happened And That You'd Backed Out Of Millenium Lint's Gigs For The Past Two Weeks Because Of It." "actually, They Changed Their Name," Jordan Said. "they're Midnight Burrito Now.

Past

Names

Two

And As For The Lightwoods," Simon Said, "it's Not That I Like Them That Much. I Mean, I Like Isabelle, And I Sort Of Like Alec And Jace, Too. But There's This Girl. And Jace Is Her Brother." When Samuel Replied, He Sounded, For The First Time Genuinely Amused. "isn't There Always A Girl.

Girl

Brother

Mean

The Warlock's Gaze, On The Flames, Was Remote And Distant, As If He Were Looking Back Into The Past. Simon Couldn't Help But Remember What Magnus Had Said To Him Once, About Living Forever: Someday You And I Will Be The Only Two Left.

Past

Flames

Two

Oh, The Universe Had Outdone Herself. The Universe Would Be Send Flowers.

Flower

Would Be

Universe

How Generous The Universe Could Be, When He Wanted To Be!

Wanted

Universe

Generous

Enough, Both Of You,' Clary Said. 'you Can't Be Complete Jerks To Each Other Forever, You Know.' Technically,' Said Simon, 'i Can.' Jace Made An Inelegant Noise; After A Moment Clary Realized That He Was Trying Not To Laugh, And Only Semi-succeeding.

Laughing

Forever

Trying

How Many Times Have I Told You, Magnus? Behave Professionaly In A Professional Setting. Which Means No Being Rude To Nephilim, And Also No Getting Attached To Nephilim." "i Never Get Attached To Nephilim!" Magnus Protested. Ragnor Coughed, And In The Midst Of The Cough Said Something That Sounded Like "blerondale." "well," Said Magnus. "hardly Ever.

Mean

Rude

Nephilim

It Was A Very Bad Idea. It Was A Terrible Idea. It Was The Worst Idea He Had Ever Heard. It Was Irresistible.

Ideas

Terrible

Worst

Did You Just Kiss Me?" Will Inquired. Magnus Made A Slip-second Decision. "no." "i Thought-" "on Occasion The Aftereffects Of The Painkilling Spells Can Result In Hallucinations Of The Most Bizarre Sort." "oh," Will Said. "how Peculiar.

Kissing

Decision

Kiss Me

...in Paris She Found Magnus, Who Was Living In A Garret Apartment And Paiting, An Occupation For Which He Had No Aptitude Whatsoever. He Let Her Sleep On A Mattress By The Window, And In The Night, When She Woke Up Screaming For Will, He Came And Put His Arms Around Her, Smelling Of Turpentine. "the First One Is Always The Hardest," He Said. "the First?" "the First One You Love Who Dies," He Said. "it Gets Easier, After.

Princess

Sleep

Night

I Love You. And I Don't Want To Lose You.

Love You

Found You

Want

I Know," He Said, Looking Down At Himself Self-consciously. "i Am Not-i Mean, I Look-" "beautiful," She Said, And She Meant It. "you Look Beautiful, James Carstairs.

Beautiful

Mean

Self

It Doesn't Matter How Many Times You Say It. It'll Still Be True.' 'and It Doesn't Matter What You Won't Let Me Say, That'll Still Be True Too.

Matter

Being True

Let Me

He Loved Her Enough To Know She Was Better Off Without Him

Enough

Knows

Better Off

Maybe I Want A Black Eye. Did You Think Of That?

Eye

Thinking

Black

He Found Himself Looking Into Many Faces For Potentional Love, And Seeing Many People As Shining Vessels Of Possibility. Perhaps This Time There Would Be That Indefinable Something That Sent Hungry Hearts Roving, Longing And Searching For Something, They Knew Not What, And Yet Could Not Give Up The Quest.

Giving Up

Heart

People

I Wouldn't Cut You Out Of My Life Clary, Any More Than I Would Cut Off My Right Hand And Give It To Someone As A Valentine's Day Gift." Gross," Said Clary. "must You?" Simon Grinned. "i Must.

Valentine

Cutting

Hands

With The Whole Mark Of Cain Thing, Does That Mean If I Accidentally Kick You During The Night, I Get Kicked In The Shins Seven Times By An Invisible Force?

Mean

Night

Doe

Through Many Waters Borne, Brother, I Am Come To Thy Sad Grave, That I May Give These Last Gifts To The Dead. Forever And Ever, Brother, Hail. Forever And Ever, Farewell.

Brother

Farewell

Giving

You Could Say Anything You Wanted To Someone You Thought You Were Never Going To See Again.

Farewell

Say Anything

Wanted

Sophie," He Said, And When She Gave Him A Stern Look, He Took A Hasty Swig Of The Posset. “miss Collins. I Have Not Yet Had A Chance To Properly Apologize To You, So Let Me Take It Now. Please Forgive Me For The Trick I Played On You With The Scones. I Did Not Mean To Show You Disrespect. I Hope You Do Not Imagine I Think Any Less Of You For Your Position In The Household, For You Are One Of The Finest And Bravest Ladies I Have Ever Had The Pleasure Of Knowing.

Mean

Thinking

Knowing

Lies And Secrets, Tessa, They Are Like A Cancer In The Soul. They Eat Away What Is Good And Leave Only Destruction Behind.

Cancer

Lying

Soul

Alec Had His Arms Around Magnus And Was Kissing Him, Full On The Mouth. Magnus, Who Appeared To Be In A State Of Shock, Stood Frozen.

Kissing

Frozen

Mouths

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

Perfect

Pirouettes

Ifs

Whoever Loves You Now—and You Must Also Love Yourself—will Love The Truth Of You.

Love You

Love Yourself

It Doesn't Hurt." "but My Eyes Do," Said A Coolly Amused Voice From The Doorway. Jace. He Had Come In So Quietly That Even Simon Hadn't Heard Him; Closing The Door Behind Him, He Grinned As Isabelle Pulled Simon's Shirt Down. "molesting The Vampire While He's Too Weak To Fight Back, Iz?" He Asked. "i'm Pretty Sure That Violates At Least One Of The Accords." "i'm Just Showing Him Where He Got Stabbed," Isabelle Protested, But She Scooted Back To Her Chair With A Certain Amount Of Haste.

Hurt

Eye

Fighting

If No One Cares For You At All, Do You Even Really Exist?

Care

Ifs

Will Herondale

Charlotte Slammed The Paper Down Onto Her Desk With An Exclamation Of Rage. “aloysius Starkweather Is The Most Stubborn, Hypocritical, Obstinate, Degenerate—” She Broke Off, Clearly Fighting For Control Of Her Temper. Tessa Had Never Seen Charlotte’s Mouth So Firmly Set Into A Hard Line. “would You Like A Thesaurus?” Will Inquired. “you Seem To Be Running Out Of Words.

Running

Fighting

Stubborn

Meanwhile, Will Had Begun Cutting His Toast Into Strips And Was Making Rude Pictographs Out Of Them. Oh, That Looks Rather Like A ...- , Jem Began.

Cutting

Rude

Looks

Will Smirked, Clearly Pleased At The Effect He Was Having. "i've No Idea. I Lost Consciousness About Then. I Was Having A Lovely Dream About A Young Woman Who Had Mislaid All Her Clothes.

Dream

Ideas

Clothes

Are You Going To Wolf Out And Eat Me Now?" "certainly Not, You'd Be Stringy And Hard To Digest." "but Kosher." "i'll Be Sure To Point Any Jewish Lycanthropes In Your Direction.

Kosher

Hard

Are You Implying That Shreds Of My Reputation Remain Intact?" Will Demanded With Mock Horror. "clearly I Have Been Doing Something Wrong. Or Not Something Wrong, As The Case May Be." He Banged On The Side Of The Carriage. "thomas! We Must Away At Once To The Nearest Brothel. I Seek Scandal And Low Companionship.

May

Scandal

Sides

He's Not Here." "not Here Like He Just Popped Around The Corner To The Bodega For A Six-pack Of Diet Coke And A Box Of Krispy Kremes, Or Not Here Like.

Krispy Kreme

Coke

Six Packs

You Could Know A Man Not By What His Friends Said About Him, But By How He Treated His Servants.

Character

Men

Said

It's Love, Not The Battle Of Thermopylae. You Don't Have To Treat Everything Like It's A Last Stand.

Battle

Lasts

Treats

As Long As I Can Dream, I Will Dream Of You.

Dream

Long

I Can

Patriotic?” Will Looked Smug. “i’ll Tell You What’s Patriotic,” He Said. “in Honor Of My Birthplace, I’ve The Dragon Of Wales Tattooed On My—

Patriotic

Dragons

Honor

No. I Wanted To Tell You That I Was Proud Of You." Clary Slewed Around To Look At Her Mother. "you Were?" Jocelyn Nodded. "of Course I Was. The Way You Stood Up In Front Of The Clave Like That. The Way You Showed Them What You Could Do. You Made Them Look At You And See The Person They Loved Most In The World, Didn't You?" "yeah," Clary Said. "how Did You Know?" "because I Heard Them All Calling Out Different Names," Jocelyn Said Softly. "but I Still Saw You.

Mother

Names

Different

Be What You Are. No One Who Really Loves You Will Stop

Love You

Simon Lewis

Luke Garroway

Love Did Not Overcome Everything. Love Did Not Always Endure. All You Had Could Be Taken Away, Love Could Be The Last Thing You Had, And Then Love Could Be Taken Too.

Taken

Overcoming

Lasts

Men May Be Stronger, But It Is Women Who Endure.

Truth

Men

Stronger

You Are Not The Last Dream Of My Soul. You Are The First Dream, The Only Dream I Ever Was Unable To Stop Myself From Dreaming. You Are The First Dream Of My Soul, And From That Dream I Hope Will Come All Other Dreams, A Lifetime’s Worth.

Dream

Soul

Lasts

A Shadowhunter I Believe You Know Send For Me—tatiana Blackthorn? The Lady Used To Be A Lightwood, Did She Not?" Magnus Turned To Will. "and Your Sister Cecily Married Her Brother. Gilbert. Gaston. I Have A Shocking Memory For Lightwoods." "i Begged Cecily Not To Throw Herself Away On A Lightworm," Will Muttered.

Brother

Memories

Believe

You Know How The Bonds Of Family Are, My Lady... They Cling As Tightly As Vines. And Sometimes, Like Vines, They Cling Tightly Enough To Kill.

Vines

Sometimes

Enough

They Say Time Heals All Wounds, But That Presumes The Source Of The Grief Is Finite

Sad

Time

Get Well

There Are Ways In Which We’re So Alike. We’re Reckless. We Don’t Think Before We Act. We’ll Do Anything For People We Love. And I Never Thought How Scary That Was For The People Who Loved Me Until I Saw

Thinking

People

Scary

Even The Trip Throught The Portal Had Not Disarranged Magnus's Hair Spikes. He Tugged On One Proudly. "check It Out", He Said To Isabelle. "magic?" "hair Gel. $3.99 At Ricky's.

Hair

Magic

Portal

I Don't Care About Risk To Me," He Hissed, Leaning Forward Across The Table. "i Care About What Happens To You! Dammit, I'm Practically Indestructible. Let Me Go. You Stay Behind." "yes," Clary Said, "jace Won't Find That Odd At All. You Can Just Tell Him You've Always Been Secretly In Love With Him And You Can't Stand Being Parted.

Risk

Care

Tables

Isabelle: All The Boys Are Gay. In This Van, Anyway. Well, Except For You, Simon. Simon: Glad You Noticed. Magnus: I Prefer To Think Of Myself As A Freewheeling Bisexual. Alec: Please Never Say That In Front Of My Parents.

Gay

Bisexual

Boys

You Don’t Sound Very Patriotic,” Observed Tessa. “weren’t You Just Reminiscing About The Mountains?” “patriotic?” Will Looked Smug. “i’ll Tell You What’s Patriotic,” He Said. “in Honor Of My Birthplace, I’ve The Dragon Of Wales Tattooed On My—” “you’re In A Charming Temper, Aren’t You, William?” Interrupted Jem, Though There Was No Edge To His Voice.

Patriotic

Dragons

Voice

You Said You Were Going For A Walk!? What Kind Of Walk Takes Six Hours?" "a Long One?

Long

Six

Kind

The Cycle Hit The Beach And Spun Out. Emma Went Into A Rolling Crouch As She Flew Free Of It, Keeping Her Elbows In, Pushing The Air Hard Out Of Her Lungs. She Turned Her Head As She Hit The Sand, Slapping Her Palms Down To Roll Herself Forward, Absorbing The Impact Of The Fall Through Her Arms And Shoulders, Her Knees Folding Up Into Her Chest. The Stars Wheeled Crazily Overhead As She Spun, Sucking In Her Breath As Her Body Slowed Its Rolling. She Came To A Stop On Her Back, Her Hair And Clothes Full Of Sand And Her Ears Full Of The Sound Of The Wildly Crashing Ocean.

Beach

Stars

Fall

I'm Memorable, It's True.

Memorable

You Know,” Cecily Said, “you Really Didn’t Have To Throw That Man Through The Window.

Men

Window

Said

I Rather Wonder What I Am Doing Here. I Enjoy City Life, You Know. The Glittering Lights, The Constant Companionship, The Liquid Entertainment. The Lack Of Sudden Monkeys.

Light

Cities

Monkeys

Will Looking After Her, Sighed.not For Her, He Said Under His Breath, Though There Was No One To Hear Him, For Me.... And He Leaned His Head Against The Cold Iron Gate.

Iron

Cold

Said

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