Her Name Rang In Will's Mind Like The Chime Of A Bell; He Wondered If Any Other Name On Earth Had Such An Inescapable Resonance To It. She Couldn't Have Been Named Something Awful, Could She, Like Mildred. He Couldn't Imagine Lying Awake At Night, Staring Up At The Ceiling While Invisible Voices Whispered 'mildred' In His Ears. But Tessa--

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Unfortunatley, Lady Of The Haven, My One True Love Remains My Self.

Self

One True Love

Clockwork Princess

I Think I’m Better Than Everyone Else. An Opinion That Has Been Backed Up With Ample Evidence.

Thinking

Opinion

Fallen Angels

And I Don’t See How Sebastian Can Be All That Fond Of Jace, Either. He Was Horribly Jealous Of Him All His Life. He Thought Jace Was Valentine’s Favorite,” Added Clary. “not To Mention,” Magnus Noted, “that Jace Killed Him. That Would Put Anyone Off.

Valentine

Jealous

Magnus Bane

She Unwrapped The Blanket When She Came In My Door. You Were Inside It. She Set You Down On The Floor And You Started Ranging Around, Picking Things Up, Pulling My Cat's Tail—you Screamed Like A Banshee When The Cat Scratched You, So I Asked Your Mother If You Were Part Banshee. She Didn't Laugh.

Mother

Cat

Doors

For Me My Big Dream That I Would Like To Achieve Is For Each Book To Be Better Than The Books That Came Before, To Continue To Improve And To Become Better As A Writer And Hopefully To Have A Long Career.

Dream

Book

Careers

There Was A Click And Then Nothing Call Disconected Flashed On The Digital Display. "no! No!" Clary Hit The Redial Button, Her Fingers Trembling. Simon Picked Up Immediatly. "sorry. Yossarian Scratched Me And I Dropped The Phone.

Sorry

Phones

Buttons

Magnus Gazed Upon Camille. "some Of My Fondest Memories Include Lashings Of Cream And Beautiful Women.

Beautiful

Memories

Camille

He Looked At Her Levelly. There Was Something In His Eyes, A Sort Of Quizzical Admiration; She Wondered If It Was Simply Admiration Of Jessamine’s Looks. “no,” He Said. “no, Even Though You Are The Perfect Picture Of Jessamine, I Can See Tessa Through It Somehow As If, If I Were To Scrape Away A Layer Of Paint, There Would Be My Tessa Underneath.” “i Am Not Your Tessa Either.” The Light Sparkling In His Eyes Dimmed. “fair Enough,” He Said. “i Suppose You Are Not.

Eye

Light

Perfect

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

It's Simon, He's Missing." Ahh." Said Magnus Delicately "missing What Exactly?" Missing!" Jace Repeated "as In Gone, Absent, Notable For His Lack Of Presence, Disappeared

Missing

Gone

Notable

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

Well, I Don't Want You To Die," Tessa Said. "i Don't Know Why I Feel It So Strongly -- I've Just Met You -- But I Don't Want You To Die." "and I Trust You," He Said. "i Don't Know Why -- I've Just Met You -- But I Do.

Want

I Trust You

Infernal Devices

Isabelle Tugged Her Tank Top Back Down And Glared At Her Brother. “you Don’t Knock Now?” “it’s My Bedroom!” Alec Spluttered.

Brother

Tanks

Down And

If You Really Love Something, You Never Try To Keep It The Way It Is Forever. You Have To Let It Be Free To Change.

Forever

Trying

Way

As If I Could Stop Loving You. As If I Would Want To Give Up The Thing That Makes Me Stronger Than Anything Else Ever Has. Since The First Time I Saw You, I Have Belonged To You Completely.

Giving Up

Loving You

Stronger

We Were Once Getting Married. And I Have Loved You All This Time- A Century And A Half. -jem

Half

Married

Century

Will Only Looked At Her. There Had Been Light In His Eyes On The Stairs, As He'd Locked The Door, When He'd Kissed Her--a Brilliant, Joyous Light. And It Was Going Now, Fading Like The Last Breath Of Someone Dying. She Thought Of Nate, Bleeding To Death In Her Arms. She Had Been Powerless Then, To Help Him. As She Was Now. She Felt As If She Were Watching The Life Bleed Out Of Will Herondale, And There Was Nothing She Could Do To Stop It.

Eye

Light

Doors

What?” Simon Looked Alarmed. ”i‘m Not Really Sleeping With Your Mom, You Know. I Was Just Trying To Get Your Attention. Not That Your Mom Isn’t A Very Attractive Woman For Her Age.

Mom

Sleep

Age

There's No Need To Clarify My Finger Snap," Said Magnus. "the Implication Was Clear In The Snap Itself.

Needs

Magnus Bane

Said

He Was Still Stroking The Inside Of Her Wrist, His Touch Doing Odd Delicious Things To Her Skin And Nerves.

Skins

Nerves

Odd

Everything We Need To Know Is Locked Up In Your Head, Under Those Pretty Red Curls." Clary Reached Up To Touch Her Hair Protectively. "i Dont Think-" "so What Are You Going To Do?" Simon Asked Sharply. "cut Her Head Open To Get At It?

Cutting

Thinking

Hair

I Think I May Be In Love With You, Sophie," Said Will. "marriage Could Be In The Cards.

Love You

Thinking

Sophie

You Called Me And Said You Were Home And Wanted To Go Out For A Pizza." "i Did? What Time Is It?" "time For Pizza," [catarina] Replied.

Home

Said

Wanted

Screw The Silent Brothers." "no Thanks. There's Strong And Silent, And Then There's Just Freaky." "isabelle!

Strong

Brother

Thanks

Also, I'm Sleeping With Your Mom. Just Thought You Should Know.

Mom

Humorous

Sleep

Now Before We Do Any Digging Around In That Blond Head Of Yours To Find Out The Truth, I Suggest You Cool Your Temper. And I Know Just Where You Can Do That Best.” Jace Blinked. “are You Sending Me To My Room?

Digging

Rooms

Jace

In Fiction, The Actions Of A Villain, Even When Unspeakable, Can Be Cathartic To Read About. They Let Us Experience Darkness, But Add A Safe Remove.

Darkness

Add

Fiction

If One Could Look This Fabulous, One Had An Obligation To.

Looks

Fabulous

Obligation

And Spare Me The Jokes About Scoring." "dammit, Woman, You Read My Mind," He Said. "is There No Filthy Wordplay You Can't Forsee?" "it's My Special Magical Power. I Can Read Your Mind When You're Thinking Dirty Thoughts." "so, Ninety-five Percent Of The Time.

Dirty

Thinking

Mind

Bright Star,” Magnus Said, And His Eyes Were Thoughtful, As If He Were Remembering Something, Or Someone. “those Of You Who Are Mortal, You Burn So Fiercely. And You Fiercer Than Most, Will. I Will Not Ever Forget You.”.

Stars

Eye

Thoughtful

His Steady Gaze Held Hers. His Blue Eyes Were Very Dark, Uniquely So. She Had Known People Before With Blue Eyes, But They Had Always Been Light Blue. Will's Were The Color Of The Sky Just On The Edge Of Night.

Eye

Dark

Night

It Is Better Than Going On Loving Someone Who Cannot Love Me Back. Better Wasting All That Feelings" -tessa Gray

Loving Someone

Feelings

Gray

Stop. I Don't Do You Favors, Alec. I Do Things For You Because - Well, Why Do You Think I Do Them?" Something Rose Up In Alec's Throat, Cutting Off His Response. It Was Always Like This When He Was With Magnus. It Was As If There Were A Bubble Of Pain Or Regret That Lived Inside His Heart, And When He Wanted To Say Something, Anything, That Seemed Meaningful Or True, It Rose Up And Choked Off His Words. "i Need To Get Back To The Ship," He Said, Finally.

Meaningful

Pain

Regret

Try Me On Any Day That Doesn't End In Y - Jace

Trying

Jace

Ends

Luke Moved As Silently As Fog, While Maryse's Heels Sounded Like Gunshots On The Marble Floor. Clary Wondered If Isabelle's Propensity For Unsuitable Footwear Was Genetic.

Fog

Gunshots

Footwear

Well, Thanks. It Was Nice Of You To Give Me Anything." The Tension Between Them Seemed To Press Down On Her Like Humid Air. "better Than A Bath In Spaghetti Any Day." He Said Darkly, "if You Share That Little Bit Of Personal Information With Anyone, I May Have To Kill You." "well, When I Was Five, I Wanted My Mother To Let Me Go Around And Around Inside The Dryer With The Clothes," Clary Said. "the Difference Is, She Didn't Let Me." "probably Because Going Around And Around Inside A Dryer Can Be Fatal," Jace Pointed Out, "whereas Pasta Is Rarely Fatal. Unless Isabelle Makes It.

Mother

Nice

Differences

Why Don't We Talk About Your Love Life? Clary Countered. "what About You And Alec?" "alec Refuses To Acknowledge That We Have A Relationship, And So I Refuse To Acknowledge Him. He Sent Me A Fire Message Asking For A Favor The Other Day. It Was Addressed To 'warlock Bane' As If I Were A Perfect Stranger. He's Still Hung Up On Jace, I Think, Though That Relationship Will Never Go Anywhere. A Problem I Imagine You Know Nothing About.

Love Life

Thinking

Fire

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

Jocelyn Recognized Reading As A Sacred Pastime And Usually Wouldn't Interrupt Clary In The Middle Of A Book, Even To Yell At Her.

Book

Reading

Sacred

Vampires, Fey Folk, Werewolves, Shadowhunters, And Demons - These Things Made Sense To Magnus. But The Mundane World - It Seemed To Have No Pattern, No Form. Their Quicksilver Politics. Their Short Lives.

Short Life

Vampire

Fey

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

Pardon Me, But We Did Not Have The Time To Exchange That Kind Of Personal Information," Magnus Said. "i Could Not Have Known! Moreover, I Wish To Assure Both Of You That I Did Not Make Any Amorous Advances On Female Monkeys." He Paused And Winked. "i Didn't Actually See Any, So I Never Got The Chance.

Wish

Female

Monkeys

Niches Set Back In The Walls Contained Polished Marble Statues Of Entwined Bodies. Will Looked Away From Them Hastily, And Then Back. It Wasn't As If Magnus Seemed To Be Paying Attention To What Will Was Doing, And He'd Honestly Never Imagined Two People Could Get Themselves Into A Position Like That, Much Less Make It Look Artistic.

Wall

Two

People

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

I Kick Kittens. I Made Rude Gestures At Nuns.

Rude

Gestures

Kitten

There. She Had Thanked Sebastian. She Waited For A Bolt Of Lightning To Shoot Out Of The Clouds And Striker Her Dead. But Nothing Happened.

Clouds

Lightning

Strikers

Years Later Magnus Would Return To London And Camille Belcourt's Side, And Find It Not All That He Had Dreamed. Years Later Another Desperate Herondale Boy With Blue, Blue Eyes Would Come To His Door, Shaking With The Cold Of The Rain And His Own Wretchedness, And This One Magnus Would Be Able To Help.

Rain

Eye

Boys

My Darling, You Are Indisposed! You Must Remain Abed For The Next Eight Months. Little Buford - " "i Am Not Naming Our Child Buford.

Children

Eight

Littles

He Carried A Pipe In His Left Hand, And As He Examined Will At His Leisure, He Exhaled Sending A Cloud Of Sweet-smelling, Cough-induced Smoke. 'finally Broke Down And Admitted You're In Love With Me, Have You?'he Inquired Of Will. 'i Do Enjoy These Suprise Midnight Declarations.' He Leaned Against The Doorway And Waved A Languid Ringed Hand. "go Along, Have At It.

Sweet

Clouds

Hands

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

I've Met An Attractive Weasel Or Two In My Time. He Looks More Like A Rat." -pg.170-

Two

Looks

Rats

Something In Him Was Broken, And Through That Break Spilled A Blind Cruelty, A Need To Hurt And To Push Away

Hurt

Broken

Needs

And I'm Suppose To Sit By While You Date Boys And Fall In Love With Someone Else, Get Married...?" His Voice Tightened. "and Meanwhile, I'll Die A Little Bit More Every Day, Watching.

Falling In Love

Romantic Love

Boys

I Would Never Date A Girl Who Insisted That I Cut You Out Of My Life. It’s Non-negotiable. You Want A Piece Of All This Fabulousness?” He Gestured At Himself. “well, My Best Friend Comes Along With It. 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?” He Grinned. “i Must.

Girl

Valentine

Cutting

Magic Or Nature, They Were Much The Same Thing To Magnus.

Magic

You're Valentine's Son. I'm Sure You're The One The Queen Really Wants To See. Besides, You're Charming. Maybe Not At The Moment.

Queens

Valentine

Son

Medium Clever,” Simon Acknowledged. “like A Cross Between George Clooney In Ocean’s Eleven And Those Mythbusters Guys, But, You Know, Better-looking.” “i’m Always So Glad I Have No Idea What You’re Vacantly Chattering About,” Said Jace. “it Fills Me With A Sense Of Peace And Well-being.

Clever

Ocean

Ideas

You Said I Am A Good Man," He Said. "but I Am Not That Good A Man. And I Am--i Am Catastrophically In Love With You.

Princess

Love You

Men

She Hated That Will Had This Effect On Her. Hated It. She Knew Better. She Knew What He Thought Of Her. That She Was Worth Nothing. And Still A Look From Him Could Make Her Tremble With Mingled Hatred And Longing. It Was Like Poison In Her Blood, To Which Jem Was The Only Antidote.

Blood

Hatred

Poison

Is This Some Manly Bonding Thing I Can't Be A Part Of? Are You Getting Matching Haircuts?

Matching

Bonding

Haircuts

It Isn't Against The Law To Be An Idiot.

Law

Lawyer

Idiot

He Caught Her As If He Were Used To Catching Fainting Girls, As If He Did It Everyday.

Girl

Everyday

Used

If The Marriage Were Valid, She'd Be Your Sister-in-law.

Sister In Law

Law

Ifs

Love Isn't A Weakness.

Weakness

So You’re Suggesting We Take The Train Up To York, Meet A Ninety-year-old Man, Leap On Him, And Yank Out His Hair? I’m Sure The Clave Will Be Ecstatic.” “they’ll Just Say You’re Mad,” Said Jessamine. “they Already Think It, So What’s The Difference, Really?

Men

Thinking

Hair

Demon Pox,' Said Will With The Satisfaction Of The Truly Vindicated.

Demon Pox

Satisfaction

Said

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

I Keep Thinking About Blood, I Dream About It. Wake Up Thinking About It. Pretty Soon I'll Be Writing Morbid Emo Poetry About It.

Dream

Emo

Writing

Sorry, Are You Telling Me That Your Demon-slaying Buddies Need To Be Driven To Their Next Assignment With The Forces Of Darkness By My Mom?

Mom

Sorry

Darkness

Hey, Pretty Thing," He Said. "what's In The Bag?" "holy Water," Said Jace, Reappearing Beside Her As If He'd Been Conjured Up Like A Genie. A Sarcastic Blond Genie With A Bad Attitude. "oooh, A Shadowhunter," Said The Vampire. "scary." With A Wink He Melted Back Into The Crowd. "vampires Are Such Prima Donnas," Magnus Sighed From The Doorway. "honestly, I Don't Know Why I Have These Parties." "because Of Your Cat," Clary Reminded Him. Magnus Perked Up. "that's True. Chairman Meow Deserves My Every Effort.

Sarcastic

Attitude

Party

At Least Kyle Wasn't Home. That Would Be A Hard One To Explain To His New Roomate. Nobody Liked A Guy Who Kept Blood In The Fridge.

Home

Blood

Guy

There's Nothing Wild About Me. I'm A Solid Middle-aged Man." "except That Once A Month You Turn Into A Wolf And Go Tearing Around Slaughtering Things," Clary Said. "it Could Be Worse," Luke Said. "men My Age Have Been Known To Purchase Expensive Sports Cars And Sleep With Supermodels.

Sports

Sleep

Men

Maybe. Although I Doubt Most Shadowhunters Get A Tattoo Of Donatello From The Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles On Their Left Shoulder.

Tattoo

Teenage

Turtles

All That Existed Was Jace; All She Felt, Hoped, Breathed, Wanted, And Saw Was Jace. Nothing Else Mattered.

Saws

Jace

Wanted

For Five Years It Had Been His Absolute Truth. Jem And Will. Will And Jem. Will Herondale Lives, Therefore Jem Carstairs Lives Also.

Princess

Years

Jem

And In Some Way, Clary Thought, He Meant It, Meant His Gratitude. He Had Long Ago Lost The Ability To Distinguish Between Force And Cooperation, Between Fear And Willingness, Between Love And Torture. And With That Realization Came A Rush Of Numbness—what Was The Point Of Hating Valentine For Being A Monster When He Didn’t Even Know He Was One?

Gratitude

Hate

Valentine

Reparations,” Said Jem Very Suddenly, Setting Down The Pen He Was Holding. Will Looked At Him In Puzzlement. “is This A Game? We Just Blurt Out Whatever Word Comes Next To Mind? In That Case Mine Is ‘genuphobia’. It Means An Unreasonable Fear Of Knees.” “what’s The Word For A Perfectly Reasonable Fear Of Annoying Idiots?” Inquired Jessamine.

Mean

Games

Mind

On A Tuesday Night They Were Wed, And By Friday They Were Dead. And They Buried Them In The Churchyard Side By Side, Oh My Love, And They Buried Them In The Churchyard Side By Side." Breaking Away From Gideon With Some Reluctance, Sophie Rose To Her Feet And Dusted Off Her Dress. "please Forgive Me, My Dear Mr. Lightwood- I Mean Gideon- But I Must Go And Murder The Cook. I Shall Be Directly Back.

Friday

Mean

Night

Clary: "aren't They Supposed To Be Hiring Someone Else To Train Me Full-time Anyway?"

Time

Fallen Angels

Hiring

Tessa Put A Hand Against The Wall As She Made Her Way Numbly Down The Stairs. What Had She Almost Done? What Had She Nearly Told Will?

Wall

Hands

Almost Done

I Was Hoping They Would Put Up Flyers Like They Do For Lost Cats." He Said. "missing, One Stunningly Attractive Teenage Boy. Answers To 'jace' Or 'hotstuff'." "you Did Not Just Say That." "you Don't Like 'hotstuff'? You Think 'sweet Cheeks' Might Be Better? "love Crumpet'? Really? That Last One's Stretching It A Bit. Though, Technically My Family Is British-

Sweet

Teenage

Cat

You Have A Dark Heart In You, Valentine's Daughter.

Daughter

Valentine

Heart

Magnus Stood Up And Went To The Window. He Pushed The Curtain Back, Letting In Just Enough Light To Silhouette His Hawklike Profile. "blood," He Said, Half To Himself. "i Had A Dream Two Nights Ago. I Saw A City All Of Blood, With Towers Made Of Bone, And Blood Ran In The Streets Like Water." Simon Slewed His Eyes Over To Jace. "is Standing By The Window Muttering About Blood Something He Does All The Time?" "no," Said Jace, "sometimes He Sits On The Couch And Does It.

Dream

Eye

Night

I Shall Never Eat Duck Again. I Cannot Believe I Used To Like Duck. The Duck Betrayed Me.

Believe

Ducks

Betrayed

Because You Told Me You Don't Have Feelings For Me Anymore, And You See, That's Very Akward, Because I Still Have Them For You. And I Bet You Know It.

Feelings

Stills

Knows

Consider It A Race To See Who Kills You First, Daylighter-valentine, The Other Downworlders, Or The Clave.

Valentine

Race

Firsts

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

Do Not Think I Do Not Know That Cecily Wants You To Return Home With Her. And Do Not Think I Do Not Know That You Remain For Jem's Sake." "and Yours," He Said Before He Could Stop Himself.

Home

Thinking

Want

You Like The Party?" "is It In Honor Of Anything?" "my Cat's Birthday." "oh." She Glanced Around. "where's Your Cat?" "i Dont Know. He Ran Away." -magnus & Clary, Pg.221-

Party

Cat

Honor

If You’re Being Punished,” Clary Said, “then So Am I. Because All Those Things You Felt, I Felt Them Too, But We Can’t—we Have To Stop Feeling This Way, Because It’s Our Only Chance.” Jace’s Hands Were Tight At His Sides. “our Only Chance For What?” “to Be Together At All. Because Otherwise We Can’t Ever Be Around Each Other, Not Even Just In The Same Room, And I Can’t Stand That. I’d Rather Have You In My Life Even As A Brother Than Not At All

Brother

Hands

Feelings

But Am I Clever And Right Or Clever And Wrong?

Clever

What You Said Was True. We Don't Live Or Love In A Vacuum. There Are People Around Us Who Care About Us Who Would Be Hurt, Maybe Destroyed If We Let Ourselves Feel What We Might Want To Feel.

Hurt

People

Vacuums

We Live Forever By The Grace Of Human Love, Which Rocked Strange Children In Their Cradles And Did Not Despair And Did Not Turn Away.

Children

Forever

Grace

All I Know Is That I Love You. And For The First Time, That's Good Enough.

Love You

Firsts

Good Enough

Fate Is Never Fair. You Are Caught In A Current Much Stronger Than You Are; Struggle Against It And You'll Drown Not Just Yourself But Those Who Try To Save You. Swim With It. And You'll Survive

Struggle

Fate

Swim

If Love Is Great, Then It Is Worth Fighting For.

Fighting

Love Is

Worth Fighting For

If I Was Harsh With You, It Was Because I Cannot Bear To See You Treat Yourself As If You Are Worth Nothing. Whatever Part You Might Act To The Contrary, I See You As You Really Are, My Blood Brother. Not Just Better Than You Pretend To Be, But Better Than Most People Could Hope To Be.

Brother

Blood

People

Still I Pictured Having You For Fifty, Sixty More Years. I Thought I Might Be Ready Then To Let You Go. But It's You, And I Realize Now That I Won't Be Anymore Ready To Lose You Then Than I Am Right Now. Which Is Not At All.

Years

Fifty

Might

I Should Have Guessed You Were Jace's Sister," He Said. "you Both Have The Same Artistic Talent." Clary Paused, Her Foot On The Lowest Stair. She Was Taken Aback. "jace Can Draw?" Nah." When Alec Smiled, His Eyes Lit Like Blue Lamps And Clary Could See What Magnus Had Found So Captivating About Him. "i Was Just Kidding. He Can't Draw A Straight Line.

Taken

Eye

Blue

One Of The Things He'd Always Loved About Clary Was How Easily Caught Up In Her Imagination She Was, How Easily She Could Wall Herself Away In Illusory Worlds Of Curses And Princes And Destiny And Magic.

Wall

Destiny

Imagination

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

Heart

Dirt

City Of Ashes

I Told You To Bring Me To Alec! Backstabbing Judas.

Backstabbing

Judas

I Wouldn't Change It," Simon Said. "i Wouldn't Give Up Loving You. Not For Anything. You Know What Raphael Told Me? That I Didn't Know How To Be A Good Vampire, That Vampires Accept That They're Dead. But As Long As I Remember What It Was Like To Love You, I'll Always Feel Like I'm Alive.

Giving Up

Love You

Unrequited Love

Nothing Is Permanent," Magnus Said. "i Know This From Experience. But You Can Get New Things. You Can Meet New People. You Can Go On.

People

Goes On

Magnus Bane

Jordan Followed, Buttoning His Jeans And Muttering About How There Was Nothing Strange About Having A Pattern Of Dancing Penguins On Your Underwear.

Jeans

Dancing

Underwear

She Looked Around. They Had Drifted Far Away From The Bank Of The Canal. "are We Stealing This Boat?" "stealing' Is Such An Ugly Word," He Mused. "what Do You Want To Call It?" He Picked Her Up And Swung Her Around Before Putting Her Down. "an Extreme Case Of Window-shopping.

Window Shopping

Ugly

Want

Only Jace, Clary Thought, Could Look Cool In Pajama Bottoms And An Old T-shirt, But He Pulled It Off, Probably Through Sheer Force Of Will. -pg. 329-

Looks

Force Of Will

T Shirt

I Am Stronger When Tessa Is Here, You See. I Told It To You," Said Jem, Still In The Same Soft Voice. At That, Will Did Duck His Head So That Tessa Could Not See His Eyes. "i See It," He Said.

Eye

Voice

Ducks

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

Heart

Ice

Ruthlessness

What They Had Between Them Was Still As Fragile As Flickering Candle Flame, As Delicate As Eggshell - And He Knew That If It Shattered, If He Somehow Let It Break And Be Destroyed, Something Inside Him Would Shatter Too, Something That Could Never Be Fixed.

Flames

Eggshells

Break

Not Your Parabatai Any Longer.

Parabatai

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

He's My Neophyte Downworlder To Mock And Boss Around, Not Yours.

Boss

Fallen Angels

Jace

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

Normal

Normal Life

Not Sure

We’re Nephilim. Every One Of Our Life’s Passages Has Some Mystical Component — Our Births, Our Deaths, Our, Marriages, Everything Has A Ceremony And A Rune. There Is One As Well If You Wish To Become Someone’s Parabatai. It’s No Small Commitment.

Commitment

Wish

Nephilim

Their Grandchildren Had Reminded Will Of The Song About Demon Pox He Had Taught Them- When They Were Much Too Young, Tessa Had Always Thought- And That They Had All Memorized. They Sang It All Together And Out Of Tune, Scandalizing Sophie.

Song

Grandchildren

Together

Despite The Heat In Her Face, It Felt As If Cold Needles Of Ice Were Running Up And Down Her Veins. "what Are You Doing Here?" He Drew Back Slightly, Looking Disappointed. "that Isn't Really An Answer To My Question, You Know. I Was Expecting More Of A "hallelujah Chorus.' I Mean, It's Not Every Day Your Boyfriend Comes Back From The Dead." "i Already Knew You Weren't Dead." She Spoke Through Numb Lips. "i Saw You In The Library. With--" "colonel Mustard?" "sebastian.

Running

Mean

Ice

No Real Lady Would Let A Dress That Might Have Been Worn By A Stranger Touch Her Skin.

Real

Skins

Dresses

Come In. And Try Not To Murder Any Of My Guests." Jace Edged Into The Doorway, Sizing Up Magnus With His Eyes. "even If One Of Them Spills A Drink On My New Shoes?" "even Then.

Eye

New Shoes

Trying

That Does It," Said Jace. "i'm Going To Get You A Dictionary For Christmas This Year." "why?" Isabelle Said. "so You Can Look Up 'fun.' I'm Not Sure You Know What It Means.

Fun

Humor

Mean

I Guess It’s True What They Say," Observed Jace. "there Are No Straight Men In The Trenches." "that’s Atheists, Jackass," Said Simon Furiously. "there Are No Atheists In The Trenches.

Atheist

Men

Jace

"jem?" He Said. "is It You, James?" "who Else?" Jem's Voice.

Voice

Said

Jem

Let Me Give You A Piece Of Advice. The Handsome Young Fellow Who's Trying To Rescue You From A Hideous Fate Is Never Wrong. Not Even If He Says The Sky Is Purple And Made Of Hedgehogs.

Fate

Sky

Purple

The Dark Prince Sat Astride His Black Steed, His Sable Cape Flowing Behind Him. A Golden Circlet Bound His Blond Locks, His Handsome Face Was Cold With The Rage Of Battle, And... "and His Arm Looked Like An Eggplant," Clary Muttered To Herself In Exasperation.

Dark

Eggplant

Black

What If Everything You Believe Is Wrong And You Could Still Be Loved And Still Be Forgiven?

Believe

What If

Forgiven

House Rules [at The Praetor Lupus Headquarters] No Shape-shifting In The Hallways. No Howling. No Silver. Clothing Must Be Worn At All Times. All Times. No Fighting. No Biting. Mark All Your Food Before You Put It In The Communal Refrigerator.

Fighting

House

Shapes

I Was Just Thinking Of Bunding Up Cecily And Feeding Her To The Ducks In Hyde Park," Said Will, Pushing His Wet Hair Back And Favoring Jem With A Rare Smile.

Thinking

Hair

Ducks

You Love Each Other – Anyone Can See That, Looking At You – That Kind Of Love That Can Burn Down The World Or Raise It Up In Glory.

World

Kind

Glory

Gideon Lightwood Said He Was At The Institute In Madrid. What On Earth Was He Doing There?' 'faffing About, Most Likely', Said Will.

Gideon

Earth

Madrid

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

Lying

The Next Thing I Knew I Was Listening To Five People Shouting. What Was That All About, Anyway?” (luke) “nothing,” Chorused Clary, Simon, Alec, Magnus, And Jace In Surprising And Probably Never-to-be-repeated Unison. -pg.243-

People

Listening

His Beauty Did Not Blaze Like Will's Did In Fierce Colors And Repressed Fire, But It Had Its Own Muted Perfection, The Loveliness Of Snow Falling Against A Silver Gray Sky.

Fall

Fire

Color

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

What He Needs Now Is To Love And Have That Love Returned.

Needs

Just Kissing? How Quickly You Dismiss Our Love.

Kissing

Our Love

Jace

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

Perfect

Pirouettes

Ifs

Magnus's Eyes Gleamed. "he Seems To Like You. I Saw Him Going For Your Hand Out There Like A Squirrel Diving For A Peanut.

Eye

Squirrels

Hands

I Have The Benefit Of Experience Which Tells Me That Sulking Solves Nothing

Sulking

Benefits

Solve

I Do Not Know Two Finer People And Could Not Imagine Better News. May Your Lives Together Be Happy And Long. Congratulations, Brother.

Brother

Congratulations

Two

He (jace) Glanced Down At His Bound Hands. His Wrists And Shoulders Had Gone From Aching To Hard, Stabbing Pain, But He Didn’t Wince As The Inquisitor Regarded One Of The Blades, Named It Jophiel, And Plunged It Into The Polished Wooden Floorboards At Her Feet. He Waited, But Nothing Happened. “boom,” He Said Eventually. “was Something Supposed To Happen There?” ~pg.303~

Pain

Hands

Feet

Have You Fallen In Love With Wrong Person Yet?

Wrong Person

Fallen

Persons

Gabriel’s Green Eyes Sought Will. “it Was Demon Pox, Wasn’t It? You Know All About It, Don’t You? Aren’t You Some Sort Of Expert?” “well, You Needn’t Act As If I Invented It,” Said Will.

Eye

Demon Pox

Experts

Kyle Is A Werewolf?"asked Simon "of Course He's A Werewolf,you Moron"said Jace

Werewolf

Jace

Said

Some Burns," Clary Said. "nothing That Matters" "everything That Happens To You Matters To Me." "well That Certainly Explains Why You Haven't Called Me Back Once. And The Last Time I Saw You, You Ran Away Without Telling Me Why. It's Like Dating A Ghost." Jace's Mouth Quirked Up Slightly At The Side. "not Exactly. Isabelle Actually Dated A Ghost. She Could Tell You--" "no," Clary Said. "it Was A Metaphor. And You Know Exactly What I Mean.

Mean

Dating

Saws

Where's Magnus?" He Said. As He Looked Toward The Kitchen, Clary Saw A Bruise On His Jaw, Below His Ear, About The Size Of A Thumbprint. "alec!" Magnus Came Skidding Into The Living Room And Blew A Kiss To His Boyfriend Across The Room. Having Discarded His Slippers, He Was Barefoot Now. His Cat's Eyes Shone As He Looked At Alec.

Cat

Eye

Kissing

You're All He Ever Wants.

Want

How Are You Feeling?" "like Someone Massaged Me With A Cheese Grater." -clary & Simon, Pg.297-

Feelings

Cheese

I Fell In Love With You," He Said, "because You Were One Of The Bravest People I've Ever Known. So How Could I Ask You To Stop Being Brave Just Because I Loved You?

Love You

People

Brave

There Have Always Been Readers Throughout History Who Have Been Drawn To Villains.

Villain

Reader

Has Beens

What's All This About Yanking Poor Magnus And Alec Back From Their Vacation?" Isabelle Demanded. "they Have Opera Tickets!

Vacation

Opera

Tickets

Its Three In The Morning,' She Noted With Dismay. 'do You Think Simon’s All Right?' 'i Think He‘s Weird, Actually,' Said Jace. 'though That Has Little To Do With Time.

Morning

Thinking

Three

Weakness And Corruption Isn't In The World," Clary Snapped. "it's In People. And It Always Will Be. The World Just Needs Good People To Balance It Out. And You're Planning To Kill Them All.

People

Balance

Needs

She Seemed Shy, Yet All Her Attention Was Focused On Magnus, As If He Were The Most Fascinating Thing She Had Ever Seen. There Was No Man Who Did Not Want To See Himself Reflected Like That In A Beautiful Girl's Eyes.

Beautiful

Girl

Eye

Usually I'm Remarkably Good Natured. Try Me On A Day That Doesn't End In Y.

Trying

Jace

Ends

Tessa Was Only Half Way Down The Corridor When They Caught Up To Her -will And Jem, Walking On Either Side Of Her. "you Didn't Really Think We Weren't Going To Come Along, Did You?" Will Asked, Raising His Hand And Letting His Witchlight Fare Up Between His Fingers, Lighting The Corridor To Daylight Brightness. Charlotte, Hurrying Along Ahead Of Them, Turned And Frowned, But Said Nothing. "i Know You Can't Leave Anything Well Alone," Tessa Replied, Looking Straight Ahead. "but I Though Better Of Jem." "where Will Goes, I Go," Jem Said Good-naturedly. "and Besides, I'm As Curious As He Is.

Thinking

Hands

Half

She Shook Her Head. She Was So Pale Under The Diffuse Lamp-light That She Looked Almost Transparent, As If Simon Could Have Looked Right Through Her. The Way, He Supposed, He Always Had.

Light

Lamps

Way

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

I Don’t Like Keeping Her In The Dark,” Jace Said. “we’ll Tell Her In A Week. What Difference Does A Week Make?” Jace Gave Him A Look. “two Weeks Ago You Were Dead.” “well, I Wasn’t Suggesting Two Weeks,” Said Sebastian. “that Would Be Insane.

Dark

Two

Differences

Will Looked As If She Had Slpped Him. "i Didn't Do It So You'd Be Grateful!" "then What?" Her Voice Rose. "you Did It Because It's Your Mandate? Because The Law Says-" "i Did It Because I Love You!

Love You

Grateful

Law

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

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

For Love Is As Strong As Death.

Strong

Love Is

Clockwork Prince

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

Groups

Individual

Easier

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

I Decided It Was Well Past Time To Take Him Home And Place Him In Bosom Of His Family. If You Had Rather I Put Him In An Orphanage, I Fully Understand.

Home

Past

Wells

To Her You're Jocelyn's Daughter. But I'll Always Be Valentine's Son

Daughter

Valentine

Son

I Don’t Want To Be Nephilim,” Said Jace. “i Want To Be Something Else. Stronger, Faster, Better Than Human. But Different. Not Subservient To The Laws Of An Angel Who Couldn’t Care Less About Us. Free.” He Ran His Hand Through A Curl Of Her Hair. “i’m Happy Now, Clary. Doesn’t That Make A Difference?

Angel

Hair

Hands

It’s Fascinating. You Know All These Words, And They’re All English, But When You String Them Together Into Sentences, They Just Don’t Make Any Sense.

Together

Fallen Angels

Strings

Clary Screamed Out Loud As He Fell Like A Stone- And Landed Lightly On His Feet Just In Front Of Her. Clary Stared With Her Mouth Open As He Rose Up Out Of A Shallow Crouch And Grinned At Her. "if I Made A Joke About Just Dropping In," He Said, "would You Write Me Off As A Cliché?

Writing

Feet

Rose

What's Wrong, Little Sis? You Look Upset." She Could Barely Catch Her Breath. "cracked...my...nail Polish Slapping Your... Worthless Face. See?" She Showed Him Her Finger - Just One Of Them. "cute" He Snorted.

Cute

Upset

Littles

Magnus Did Not Like To Go Near The Hotel Dumont If He Could Help It. It Was Decrepit And Unsettling, It Held Bad Memories, And It Also Occasionally Held His Evil Former Lady Love.

Memories

Evil

Helping

Hail And Farewell, My Brother.

Brother

Farewell

My Brother

Magnus, You Were Trying To Flirt With Your Own Plate." "i'm A Very Open-minded Sort Of Fellow!

Flirting

Trying

Open Minded

Their Beauty Had Always Seemed To Him Like The Beauty Of Pressed Flowers-lovely, But Dead.

Flower

Lovely

She's Alive," Thomas Said, Not Opening His Eyes. "what?" Will Was Caught Off Guard. "the One You Come Back For. Her. Tessa. She's With Sophie.

Eye

Sophie

Alive

You Couldnt Erase Everything That Caused You Pain With Recollection.every Memory Was Valuable; Even The Bad Ones

Pain

Memories

Valuable

Facilis Descensus Averno Noctes Atque Dies Patet Atri Ianua Ditis Sed Revocare Gradum Superasque Evadere Ad Auras Hoc Opus Labor Est

Auras

Labor

Ads

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

There Is More To Someone Being Lovable Than The Way They Look.

Looks

Way

Lovable

As Long As Everyone's Wearing Their Own Pants." "i See I Have Come In On A Fascinating Moment In The Conversation.

Long

Pants

Moments

Cecy, What Are You Doing Here?" She Took A Step Forward, Then Paused On The Threshold, Glancing Down At Her Bare Feet. “i Could Ask Of You The Same.” “i Like To Talk To The Horses At Night. They Make Good Company. And You Should Not Be Out And About In Your Nightgown. There Are Lightwoods Wandering These Halls.

Horse

Night

Feet

He Remembered Simon Warning Him, With Wryness, That Clary Had The Nuclear Bomb Of Boyfriends.

Nuclear

Bombs

Warning

I Do Not Mean To Seem Indelicate Or Ungrateful," Said Linette Owens, "but Are You A Dangerous Lunatic?

Mean

Ungrateful

Said

Must I Go Bound While You Go Free Must I Love A Manwho Doesn't Love Me Must I Be Born With So Little Art As To Love A Man Who'll Break My Heart

Art

Men

Littles

You're Not So Bad. You'll Get There. You Should Have Seen Alec Do Flips At First. I Think He Kicked Himself In The Head Once.

Thinking

Should Have

Firsts

It Was Like A Dam Of Musical Critique Had Broken. Imasu Turned On Him With Eyes That Flashed Instead Of Shining. "it Is Worse Than You Can Possibly Imagine! When You Play, All Of My Mother's Flowers Lose The Will To Live And Expire On The Instant. The Quinoa Has No Flavour Now. The Llamas Are Migrating Because Of Your Music, And Llamas Are Not A Migratory Animal. The Children Now Believe There Is A Sickly Monster, Half Horse And Half Large Mournful Chicken, That Lives In Tha Lake And Calls Out To The World To Grant It The Sweet Release Of Death.

Mother

Sweet

Horse

Hey Guys! Wish You Were Here, Except Not Really. We're Having Fun. Check It Out-the Pyramids! -alec And Magnus

Fun

Pyramids

Guy

He Banged On The Side Of The Carriage. "thomas! We Must Away At Once To The Nearest Brothel. I Seek Scandal And Low Companionship.

Scandal

Sides

Companionship

I Thought Perhaps That When You Told Me You Did Not Love Me That My Own Feelings Would Fall Away And Atrophy, But They Have Not. They Have Grown Every Day. I Love You Now More Desperately, This Moment, Than I Have Ever Loved You Before, And In An Hour I Will Love You More Than That

Fall

Love You

Feelings

Unless There Was A Reason For Me To Stay.

Reason

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

She Smiled Smugly. “we Came To An Agreement, The Duck And I.

Agreement

Ducks

Alec Looked Merely Irritated By This Comment. "the Only Way You Could Raise Enough Money To Hire Magnus By Selling Lemonade Is If You Put Meth In It.

Way

Irritated

Enough

[will Herondale] Would Say He Knew A Warlock Who Was A Better Friend, And More Worth Trusting, Than Many A Nephilim Warrior.

Warrior

Nephilim

Warlocks

If I Held A Revolver To Your Head, James, And Pulled The Trigger, Would It Really Matter If I Did Not Know That There Were Not Bullets In The Chambers?

Bullets

Matter

Revolver

It Was, Of Course, Odd For A Lady To Be Opening Her Own Door, But From The Look Of The Place, Magnus Assumed The Entire Staff Of Servants Had Been Given The Decade Off.

Doors

Looks

Odd

You Swore To Stay With Me,” He Said. “when We Made Our Oath, As Parabatai. Our Souls Are Knit. We Are One Person, James.” “we Are Two People,” Said Jem. “two People With A Covenant Between Us.” Will Knew He Sounded Like A Child, But He Could Not Help It. “a Covenant That Says You Must Not Go Where I Cannot Come With You.” “until Death,” Jem Replied Gently. “those Are The Words Of The Oath. ‘until Aught But Death Part Thee And Me.’ Someday, Will, I Will Go Where None Can Follow Me, And I Think It Will Be Sooner Rather Than Later.

Children

Thinking

Two

Change Is No Loss, Will. Not Always.

Loss

In A Closed Urban Fantasy, The Magical World Is Secret And No One Knows About It. In An Open Urban Fantasy, Everyone Knows About It. So With A Closed Fantasy, You Have To Figure Out How The World Keeps Itself Secret, And With An Open One, You Have To Figure Out How Knowledge Of Magic Has Altered The World We Know.

Magic

Secret

World

When Will Truly Wants Something,” Said Jem, Quietly, “when He Feels Something — He Can Break Your Heart.

Heart

Want Something

Break

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

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