Don't Panic, But We've Got An Audience." Clary Turned Her Head. Perched On A Nearby Tree Branch Was Hugo, Watching Them Beadily From Bright Black Eyes. So The Sound She'd Heard Had Been Wings Rather Than Demented Passion. That Was Disappointing.

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Ravens

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Strong

Heart

Love Is

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Men

Ego

Tanks

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Heaven

Might

Way

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Cat

Blow

Doors

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Brother

Heart

Blood

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Needs

Looks

Graves

I Wouldn't Call That An Instrument Of Music," Ragnor Observed Sourly. "an Instrument Of Torture, Perhaps.

Instruments

Torture

Ragnor Fell

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Believe

Good Luck

Kissing

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Beautiful

Sight

Doors

Or Perhaps This Hostility Of Yours Is The Pretense. Love Does Make Liars Out Of Your Kind.

Liars

Doe

Kind

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Kissing

Blood

Water

Everyone Has Something They Can't Live Without.

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

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Heart

Kissing

Hair

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Library

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Mustard

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Girl

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Night

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Pie

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Greatest Fear

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Life Is

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Voice

Laughing

Focus

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Hands

Helping

Drowning

Someday, Will, I Will Go Where None Can Follow Me, And I Think It Will Be Sooner Rather Than Later. Have You Ever Asked Yourself Why I Agreed To Be Your Parabatai?

Thinking

Follow Me

Someday

Oh, Good. You're Starting To Talk About Yourself In The Third Person. That's Not A Sign Of Impending Megalomania Or Anything.

Third Person

Starting

About Yourself

They Belonged To Each Other Totally, And Always Would, And That Was That. But Maybe Everyone Felt That Way? Until The Moment They Realized They Were Just Like Everyone Else, And Everything They'd Thought Was Real Shattered Apart.

Real

Way

Moments

By The Angel, This Place Is Barely Better Than A Penny Gaff,” Gideon Said. “gabriel, Don’t Look At Anything Unless I Tell You It’s All Right.

Angel

Gideon

Looks

The Front Door Shut, Leaving Alec Sitting In The Half-lit Garden, Alone. He Closed His Eyes For A Moment, The Image Of A Face Hovering Behind His Lids. Not Jace's Face, For A Change. The Eyes Set In The Face Were Green, Slit-pupiled. Cat Eyes.

Cat

Eye

Garden

Before Clary Could Respond, Jace’s Eyes Slid Open. He Looked Up At The Warlock, Dazzled And Dizzy. “what Are You Doing Here?” Magnus Grinned Down At Jace, And His Teeth Sparkled Like Sharpened Diamonds. “hey Roommate,” He Said. -pg. 128-

Eye

Teeth

Hey

Tessa Poked At Her Left Incisor With Her Tongue. It Was Flat Again, An Ordinary Tooth. "i Don't Understand What Makes Them Come Out Like That!" "hunger," Said Jem. "were You Think About Blood?" "no." "were You Thinking About Eating Me?" Will Inquired. "no!" "no One Would Blame You," Said Jem. "he's Very Annoying.

Thinking

Blood

Ordinary

There Is More To Life Than Surviving.

More To Life

Surviving

A Very Magnanimous Statement, Gideon,” Said Magnus. “i’m Gabriel.” Magnus Waved A Hand. “all Lightwoods Look The Same To Me.

Hands

Gideon

Looks

They Also Said She Was Unconscious And That Valentine Wasn’t Happy About It. He Seems To Be Waiting For Her To Wake Up.” “i’d Stay Unconscious If I Were Her,” Isabelle Muttered.

Valentine

Waiting

Wake Up

He Grabbed For The Coatrack That Stood By The Door, Ripped The Coats Off It, And Flung The Door Wide, The Rack Held Above His Head Like A Javelin. On The Other Side Of The Door Was Jace. He Blinked. "is That A Coatrack?

Doors

Javelin

Coats

She Is Fine. She Hates Us Both But It Really Didn't Sound Like Anything Else Was Wrong

Hate

Sound

Fine

The Law Is Hard But It Is The Law.

Law

Lawyer

Hard

Tessa: "a Little Girl Robbed You?" Will: "actually, She Wasn't A Little Girl At All, As It Turns Out, But A Midget In A Dress With A Penchant For Violence, Who Goes By The Name Six-fingered Nigel." Jem:"easy Mistake To Make." (later) Will: "i Want To Be Back Before Dark. I Have An Assignation In Soho This Evening With A Certain Attractive Someone" Tessa: “goodness, If You Keep Seeing Six-fingered Nigel Like This, He'll Expect You To Declare Your Intentions.

Girl

Mistake

Dark

She Looked Up At Him With A Smile. The Smile Broke What Was Left Of His Resistance - Shattered It. He Had Let The Walls Down When He'd Thought She Was Gone, And There Was No Time To Build Them Back Up. Helplessly He Pulled Her Against Him. For A Moment She Clung To Him Tightly, Warm And Alive In His Arms. Her Hair Brushed His Cheek. The Color Had Come Back Into The World; He Could Breathe Again, And For That Moment He Breathed Her In - She Smelled Of Salt, Blood, Tears, And Tessa.

Wall

Hair

Blood

It Is Easier To Confront A Threat As A Mass, A Group, Not Individuals Who Must Be Evaluated One By One.

Groups

Individual

Easier

I Can't Believe He Didn't Have The Dignity And Presence Of Mind Just To Get Drunk And Pass Out In Some Gutter," Said Jace. "i Must Say, I'm Disappointed In The Little Fellow.

Believe

Presence Of Mind

Drunk

You Know What I Am." The Words Breathed Out In An Auguished Whisper. "i'm Part Demon, Clary. Part Demon. You Understood That Much, Didn't You?" His Eyes Bored Into Her Like Drills. "you Saw What Valentine Was Trying To Do. He Used Demon Blood-used It On Me Before I Was Even Born. I'm Part Monster. Part Everthing I've Tried So Hard To Burn Out, To Destroy.

Valentine

Eye

Blood

Life Is Full Of Risks. Death Is Much Simpler.

Risk

Life Is

There Must Always Be A First," Said Jem. "it Is Not Easy To Be First, And It Is Not Always Rewarding, But It Is Important.

Important

Firsts

Easy

Do You Miss Wales?” Tessa Inquired. Will Shrugged Lightly. “what’s To Miss? Sheep And Singing,” He Said. “and The Ridiculous Language. Fe Hoffwn I Fod Mor Feddw, Fyddai Ddim Yn Cofio Fy Enw.” “what Does That Mean?” “it Means ‘i Wish To Get So Drunk I No Longer Remember My Own Name,’ Quite Useful.

Mean

Sheep

Names

I Thought... That We Could At Least Talk About Books.

Book

Actually," Clary Said, "i Think He Stayed Because Of Me." Jace's Glaze Flicked Up To Hers With A Flash Of Gold. "because Of You? Hoping For Another Hot Date, Was He?" Clary Felt Herself Flush. "no. And Our Date Wasn't Hot. In Fact, It Wasn't Even A Date. Anyway, That's Not The Point. When He Came Into The Hall, He Kept Trying To Get Me To Go Outside With Him So We Could Talk. He Wanted Something From Me. I Just Don't Know What." "or Maybe He Just Wanted You," Jace Said. Seeing Clary's Expression, He Added, "not That Way. I Mean Maybe He Wanted To Bring You To Valentine.

Valentine

Mean

Thinking

Jem Knotted His Fingers In The Material Of Will's Sleeve. "you Are My Parabatai," He Said, "you Said Once I Could Ask Anything Of You.

Said

Fingers

Jem

I Am Glad,” He Said. “they Will Be Able To Take Care Of Each Other When I Am Gone, Or At Least I Can Hope For It. He Says She Does Not Love Him, But—surely She Will Come To Love Him In Time. Will Is Easy To Love, And He Has Given Her His Whole Heart. I Can See It. I Hope She Will Not Break It.

Heart

Doe

Gone

Clary- "how To Come Out To Your Parents," She Read Out Loud. "luke. Don't Be Ridiculous. Simon's Not Gay, He's A Vampire.

Gay

Parent

Vampire

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

Love You

Love Yourself

To My Son, If You Are Reading This Letter, Then I Am Dead.

Reading

Son

Letters

You Said There Was Nothing In The World You Wanted" The Queen's Eyes Glittered. "when You Imagine Your Life Without Him, Do You Still Feel The Same?

Queens

Eye

World

But Am I Clever And Right Or Clever And Wrong?

Clever

Yes...and I'm Worried That If You Get Into The Habit Of Making Out With Your Instructors, You'll Wind Up Making Out With Him Too." "don't Be Sexist. They Could Find Me A Female Instructor." "in That Case, You Have My Permission To Make Out With Her As Long As I Can Watch.

Wind

Long

Female

Simon Grinned. "you've Never Heard Of Dungeons And Dragons?" "i've Heard Of Dungeons," Jace Said. "also Dragons. Although They're Mostly Extinct.

Dragons

Dungeons

Jace

I Believe That Authors Don't Have A Responsibility To Include "messages" In Their Work, But They Do Have A Responsibility To Write A World That Seems True And Real, Never More Than When Expecting Readers To Believe In Magic And Angels And Fairies.

Real

Believe

Responsibility

Dear God,” Said Will, Looking From Charlotte To Nate And Back Again. “is There Anything That Makes Women Sillier Than The Sight Of A Wounded Young Man?” Tessa Slitted Her Eyes At Him. “you Might Want To Clean The Rest Of The Blood Of Your Face Before You Continue Arguing In That Vein.” Will Threw His Arms Up In The Air And Stalked Off. Charlotte Looked At Tessa, A Half Smile Curving The Side Of Her Mouth. “i Must Say, I Rather Like The Way You Manage Will.” Tessa Shook Her Head. “no One Manages Will.

Eye

Men

Sight

There Is More To Living Than Not Dying," He Said. "look At The Way You Live Will. You Burn As Bright As A Star.

Stars

Princess

Dying

Do Not Seek Revenge And Call It Justice.

Revenge

Justice

Tessa Gray

Set Me As A Seal Upon Thine Heart, As A Seal Upon Thine Arm: For Love Is As Strong As Death' "ours Is Stronger Than That," Clary Whispered, Remembering How She Had Brought Him Back. And This Time, When His Eyes Darkened, She Reached Up And Drew Him Down To Her Mouth.

Strong

Heart

Eye

God Knows We’re All Drawn To What’s Beautiful And Broken.

Beautiful

Broken

God Knows

We Spoke Of How To Say Good-bye,” Jem Said. “when Jonathan Bid Farewell To David, He Said, ‘go In Peace, For As Much As We Have Sworn, Both Of Us, Saying The Lord Be Between Me And Thee, Forever.’ They Did Not See Each Other Again, But They Did Not Forget. So It Will Be With Us. When I Am Brother Zachariah, When I No Longer See The World With My Human Eyes, I Will Still Be In Some Part The Jem You Knew, And I Will See You With The Eyes Of My Heart.

Brother

Farewell

Heart

If You Ever Meet The Man Who Could Take Advantage Of Isabelle, You’ll Have To Let Me Know. I’d Like To Shake His Hand. Or Run Away From Him Very Fast, I’m Not Sure Which.

Running

Men

Hands

Funny Isn’t It?” Said Sebastian. “the Lies Good People Tell. He’ll Probably Make You Eggs Every Day For The Rest Of Your Life Now, And You’ll Choke Them Down Because You Can’t Tell Him You Don’t Like Them.” Clary Thought Of The Seelie Queen. “love Makes Liars Of Us All?

Queens

Liars

Lying

I Learned To Play The Instruments Of War," He Said, "and Paint In Blood.

War

Blood

Play

We Don't Require Luck," Said Will, "we Have A Heavenly Mandate, After All. With God On Your Side, What Does Luck Matter?

Your Side

Luck

Doe

So You're Not Going To Speak Tonight," Tessa Said. "at All." "not Unless You Instruct Me To," Said Will. "this Evening Sounds As If It Might Be Better Than I Thought.

Sound

Tonight

Might

He Looked Back At Her, And When She Saw The Look On His Face, She Saw His Eyes At Renwick’s, When He Had Watched The Portal That Separated Him From His Home Shatter Into A Thousand Irretrievable Pieces. He Held Her Gaze For A Split Second, Then Looked Away From Her, The Muscles In His Throat Working.

Home

Eye

Looks

You Understand My Music.

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

Love You

Simon Lewis

Luke Garroway

Your Father," Luke Said, "what Did He Say To You When You Saw Him? What Did He Promise You?" "oh, You Know. The Usual. A Lifetime's Supply Of Knicks Tickets.

Father

Promise

Usual

Okayyyyy,” Isabelle Said In A Low Voice, “when Did Brother Zachariah Get Hot?

Brother

Voice

Hot

Tessa Is Gone, And Every Moment She Is Gone Is A Knife Ripping Me Apart From The Inside.

Knives

Gone

Moments

Oh, Do You Have A Tale Of Two Cities?" "that Silly Thing? Men Going Around Getting Their Heads Chopped Off For Love? Ridiculus." Will Unpeeled Himself From The Door And Made His Way Toward Tessa Where She Stood By The Bookshelves. He Gestured Expansively At The Vast Number Of Volumes All Around Him. "no, Here You'll Find All Sorts Of Advice About How To Chop Off Someone Else's Head If You Need To; Much More Useful.

Silly

Men

Doors

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

Flower

Would Be

Universe

No Fewer Than Four Of My Esteemed Elders Told Me I Was On No Account To Ever Converse With You, So I Vowed That I Would Know You. My Name Is Edmund Herondale. May I Ask Your Name? They Reffered To You Only As 'that Disgraceful One-warlock Show.

Names

Four

May

I Know It's Wrong - God, It's All Kinds Of Wrong - But I Just Want To Lie Down With You And Wake Up With You, Just Once, Just Once Ever In My Life.

Lying

Wake Up

Want

Will Had Shrugged Once, Helplessly. He Had Almost Wished Jem Would Be Angry With Him. It Would Have Been Easier. He'd Never Felt So Small Within Himself As He Did When He Faced Jem's Expansive Kindness.

Kindness

Would Be

Easier

"simon,” Said A Voice At His Shoulder, And He Turned To See Izzy, Her Face A Pale Smudge Between Dark Hair And Dark Cloak, Looking At Him, Her Expression Half-angry, Half-sad. “i Guess This Is The Part Where We Say Good-bye?

Goodbye

Dark

Hair

Keeping Demons From This World Is Your Mandate, A Mandate From Heaven. And A Mandate From Heaven Isn't Something You Can Just Ignore.

Heaven

World

Demon

I've Always Been Happy With You," He Said. "but I Never Thought I Deserved It." "and Now You Do?" "and Now The Feeling's Gone," He Said. "all I Know Is That I Love You And For The First Time, That's Good Enough.

Love You

Feelings

Gone

The Best Lies Are Based On The Truth, At Least In Part

Lying

Well, Hello There, Mother,” Sebastian Said In A Voice Like Silk. “surprised To See Me?

Mother

Voice

Hello

I Take Your Hand, Brother, So That You May Go In Peace. Will Had Opened His Blue Eyes That Never Lost Their Colour Over All The Passing Years, And Looked At Jem And Then Tessa, And Smiled, And Died, With Tessa's Head On His Shoulder And And His Hand In Jem's.

Brother

Eye

Years

That Demon Woman You Were Lounging With On The Divan,” Said Will. “would You Call Her A Friend, Or More Of A Business Associate?” Benedict’s Dark Eyes Hardened. “insolent Puppy—” “oh, I’d Say She Was A Friend,” Said Tessa. “one Doesn’t Usually Let One’s Business Associates Lick One’s Face. Although I Could Be Wrong. What Do I Know About These Things? I’m Only A Silly Woman.

Silly

Eye

Dark

Half Of Your Attention Is Better Than All Of Anyone Else's.

Attention

Half

It's Not Like A Stab Wound You Can Protect Me From. It's Like A Million Little Paper Cuts Every Day.

Cutting

Paper

Littles

For Our Purposes You Can Consider It A Small Country Between Germany And France." "but There Isn't Anything Between Germany And France. Except Switzerland." "precisely," Said Jace.

Country

Switzerland

Germany

Sophie Has A Gift," She Said. "she Has The Sight. She Can See What Others Do Not. In Her Old Life She Often Wondered If She Was Mad. Now She Knows That She Is Not Mad But Special. There, She Was Only A Parlor Maid, Who Would Likely Have Lost Her Position Once Her Looks Had Faded. Now She Is A Valued Member Of Our Household, A Gifted Girl With Much To Contribute.

Girl

Sight

Mad

I Know About Parabatai,” Said Magnus, An Angry, Dark Undercurrent To His Voice. “i’ve Known Parabatai So Close They Were Almost The Same Person; Do You Know What Happens, When One Of Them Dies, To The One That’s Left —?

Dark

Voice

Magnus Bane

For A Moment She Just Stared, Wondering If There Were Another Girl Staying Here, Or If Sebastian Had Taken To Cross-dressing.

Girl

Taken

Wonder

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

Humorous

Drawing

Romance

Unrequited Love Is A Ridiculous State, And It Makes Those In It Behave Ridiculously.

Memorable

Unrequited Love

Love Is

If There Was An Arrow Speeding Toward Will, I Would Be Bound By Oath To Step In Front Of It.' 'handy, That,' Said Will.

Arrows

Would Be

Steps

I Tell Myself He's Better Than He Makes Himself Out To Be, But, Tessa, What If He Isn't?

What If

Ifs

Perhaps He's In Love With Agatha," She Said. "i Hope Not. I Intend To Marry Agatha Myself. She May Be A Thousand Years Old, But She Makes An Incomparable Jam Tart. Beauty Fades, But Cooking Is Eternal.

Years

Cooking

Jam

As Long As There Is Love And Memory, There Is No True Loss.

Memories

Loss

Long

If You Do Not Intend To Help Us," She Said, "then Leave This House. Dawn Is Coming." "i Am Not A Vampire." Magnus Said. "i Shall Not Disappear With The Light" "you Will If I Kill You Before The Sun Comes Up.

Light

House

Vampire

I'm Here," She Said, Skidding To A Stop. "can We Go Now?" Sebastian Insisted On Helping Her On With The Coat. "i Don't Think Anyone's Ever Helped Me With My Coat Before," Clary Observed, Freeing The Hair That Had Gotten Trapped Under Her Collar. "well, Maybe Waiters. Were You Ever A Waiter?" "no, But I Was Brought Up By A Frenchwoman," Sebastian Reminded Her. "it Involves An Even More Rigorous Course Of Training.

Thinking

Hair

Training

Nearly Unable To Bear The Thought Of How Much He Needed Her Quiet Strength, He Closed His Eyes And Leaned His Forehead Against The Cold Glass.

Eye

Glasses

Bears

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

I'm Not Sure There's Such Thing A Thing As A Normal Life.

Normal

Normal Life

Not Sure

The Funny Thing About Mundies Is How Obsessed With Magic They Are For A Bunch Of People Who Don't Even Know What The Word Means.

Mean

Funny Things

People

Behind Her, Jace Moved Out Into The Water With A Contained Grace That Barely Rippled The Surface. Simon Behind Him, Was Splashing And Cursing.

Water

Grace

Splashing

What Would Demons," She Said, "want With Our Microwave?

Want

Demon

Said

The Right Man Won't Care

Men

Care

Clockwork Angel

Family Isn't Blood. It's The People Who Love You. The People Who Have Your Back.

Love You

Blood

People

We're Called Shadowhunters. At Least, That's What We Call Ourselves. The Downworlders Have Less Complimentary Names For Us.

Names

Jace

Shadowhunters

Anyone That Looked Like That Wouldn't Need To Tie Up Girls And Imprison Them In Order To Get Them To Marry Him

Girl

Order

Ties

"yeah, Well, You Clearly Also Couldn't Be Bothered To Call Me And Tell Me You Were Shacking Up With Some Dyed-blond Wanna-be Goth You Probably Met At Pandemonium. After I Spent The Past Three Days Wondering If You Were Dead." "i Was Not Shacking Up," Clary Said, Glad Of The Darkness As The Blood Rushed To Her Face. "and My Hair Is Naturally Blond," Said Jace. "just For The Record."

Past

Blood

Hair

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

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