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I Don’t Know What To Do,” Will Said. “mortmain Has Taken Tessa, And I Believe Now I Know Where She Might Be. There Is A Part Of Me That Wants Nothing More Than To Go After Her. But I Cannot Leave Jem. I Swore An Oath. And What If He Wakes In The Night And Finds I Am Not Here?” He Looked As Lost As A Child. “he Will Think I Left Him Willingly, Not Caring That He Was Dying. He Will Not Know. And Yet If He Could Speak, Would He Not Tell Me To Go After Tessa? Is That Not What He Would Want?” Will Dropped His Face Into His Hands. “i Cannot Say, And It Is Tearing Me In Half.

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I Don’t Know What To Do,” Will Said. “mortmain Has Taken Tessa, And I Believe Now I Know Where She Might Be. There Is A Part Of Me That Wants Nothing More Than To Go After Her. But I Cannot Leave Jem. I Swore An Oath. And What If He Wakes In The Night And Finds I Am Not Here?” He Looked As Lost As A Child. “he Will Think I Left Him Willingly, Not Caring That He Was Dying. He Will Not Know. And Yet If He Could Speak, Would He Not Tell Me To Go After Tessa? Is That Not What He Would Want?” Will Dropped His Face Into His Hands. “i Cannot Say, And It Is Tearing Me In Half.

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Meet Me In The Courtyard In Half An Hour, Then,” Said Will. “i’ll Wake Cyril. And Be Prepared To Swoon At My Finery.

Sometimes Minor Characters Are Based On People I Know, On Friends Of Mine. But I'm Not Writing A Thinly Veiled Version Of My Own Life.

How Can You Tell? That I Like Books, I Mean. The Look On Your Face When You Walked In, Somehow I Doubted You Were That Impressed By Me.

I'm Not Unhappy," He Said. "only People With No Purpose Are Unhappy. I've Got A Purpose.

If You're Texting Magnus To Say 'i Think U R Kewl,' I'm Going To Kill You." "who's Magnus?" Max Inquired. "he's A Warlock," Said Alec. "a Sexy, Sexy Warlock," Isabelle Told Max, Ignoring Alec's Look Of Total Fury. "but Warlocks Are Bad," Protested Max, Looking Baffled. "exactly," Said Isabelle.

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.

Life Could Not Be Entirely Devoted To Debauchery And Monkeys. Magnus Had To Finance All The Drinking Somehow.

How She Still Thought Of Max Every Day And It Was Like Someone Had Emptied Her Lungs Of Air, And She Would Catch At Her Heart, Afraid She Was Dying.

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.

And The Gold Of Her Ruined Wedding Dress.

Whither Thou Goest, I Will Go; Where Thou Diest, Will I Die And There Will I Be Buried: The Angel Do So To Me, And More Also, If Aught But Death Part Thee And Me.

Eternity Is A Long Time To Spend Alone, Without Others Of Your Kind.

There Are So Many Worse Things Than Death. Not To Be Loved Or Not To Be Able To Love: That Is Worse.

Pulvis Et Umbra Sumsu." ~ Horace, Odes ("we Are Dust And Shadows")

Since I've Met You, Everything I've Done Has Been In Part Because Of You. I Can't Untie Myself From You, Clary- Not My Heart Or My Blood Or My Mind Or Any Other Part Of Me. And I Don't Want To." ~jace Wayland

It Was Good To Be Here With Hem And Cecily An Charlotte, To Be Surrounded By Their Affection, But Without Her There Would Always Be Something Missing, A Tessa-shaped Part Chiseled Out Of His Heart That He Could Never Get Back.

The Boy Was Standing Alone As Though The Broken Glass All Around Him Were A Shining Sea And He Were An Island.

You Can Keep It A Secret.... But Secrets Have Their Own Weight, And It Can Be A Very Heavy One.

What Are You Doing Following Me Around The Back Streets Of London, You Little Idiot?” Will Demanded, Giving Her Arm A Light Shake. Cecily’s Eyes Narrowed. “this Morning It Was Cariad (note: Welsh Endearment, Like ‘darling’ Or ‘love’), Now It’s Idiot.

Does Anyone Know Why Will Left?" Charlotte Demanded, Standing At The Head Of A Long Table Around Which The Rest Of Them Were Seated. Cecily, Her Hands Folded Demurely Before Her, Suddenly Became Very Interested In The Pattern Of The Carpet.

He Closed His Eyes. “i’m So Tired, Tess,” He Said. “i Only Wanted Pleasant Dreams For Once.” “that Is Not The Way To Get Them, Will,” She Said Softly. “you Cannot Buy Or Drug Or Dream Your Way Out Of Pain.

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

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.

Why Are You Such An Asshat?" "an Asshat?" Jace Looked As If He Were About To Laugh.

I Swear That Woman Had A Previous Career As A Death-hunter Selling Tragic Ballads Down Around The Seven Dials," Said Will. "and I Do Wish She Wouldn't Sing About Poisoning Just After We've Eaten.

If You Do Not Help Me," Tessa Said To Jem, "i Swear, I Will Change Into You, And I Will Lift Him Myself. And Then Everyone Here Will See What You Look Like In A Dress." She Fixed Him With A Look. "do You Understand?

Most Human Subjugates Are Young,” Said Will. “vampires Like To Acquire Their Subjugates When They’re Youthful—prettier To Look At, And Less Chance Of Diseased Blood. And They’ll Live A Bit Longer, Though Not Much.” He Looked Pleased With Himself. “most Of The Rest Of The Enclave Wouldn’t Be Able To Pass Convincingly As A Handsome Young Human Subjugate—” “because The Rest Of Us All Are Hideous, Are We?” Jem Inquired, Looking Amused.

Will!" Charlotte Threw Up Her Hands. "why Didn't You Say So?" "you Know, The Books On Demon Pox Are In The Library," Will Said With An Injured Tone. "i Wasn't Preventing Anyone From Reading Them

"what Are You Doing Here Anyway?" "'here' As In Your Bedroom Or 'here' As In The Great Spiritual Question Of Our Purpose Here On This Planet?"

Listen To Me. I Am Leaving, But I Am Living. I Will Not Be Gone From You Entirely, Will. When You Fight Now, I Will Be Still By You. When You Walk In The World, I Will Be The Light At Your Side, The Ground Steady Under Your Feet, The Force That Drives The Sword In Your Hand. We Are Bound, Beyond The Oath. The Marks Did Not Change That. The Oath Did Not Change That. It Merely Gave Words To Something That Existed Already.

It Wasn't Enough, Not Nearly Enough, But It Was All There Was.

It Wouldn't Be My Move," Jace Agreed. "first The Candy And Flowers, Then The Apology Letters, Then The Ravenous Demon Hordes. In That Order.

You And Your Name Dropping He Said, I Knew Michael, I Knew Sammael. The Angel Gabriel Did My Hair. Its Like I'm With The Band With Biblical Figures.

Actually," Said Jace, "i Prefer To Think That I'm A Liar In A Way That's Uniquely My Own.

Can I Touch Your Mango?

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.

I Can Offer You My Life, But It Is A Short Life; I Can Offer You My Heart, Though I Have No Idea How Many More Beats It Shall Sustain

You Ask A Lot Of Questions, Don't You?" "my Brother Always Says Curiosity Is My Besetting Sin.

There Was A Brief Pause For Them To Evaluate The Full Horror Of The Situation. Magnus. Personally, Was In Horror Up To His Elbows.

Magnus Reached Out To Touch Alec, But Alec Moved Away. Magnus' Hand Fall To Himself.

And Maybe I Am A Monster. I Don't Know The Answer To That. But What I Do Know Is That Even If There's Demon Blood Inside Me, There Is Human Blood Inside Me As Well. And I Couldn't Love You Like I Do If I Weren't At Least A Little Bit Human. Because Demons Want. But They Don't Love.

I Suppose You've Always Been Amazing At This Stuff?" "i Was Born Amazing" Jace Stroked Her Cheek With The Tips Of His Fingertips, Lightly But Enough To Make Her Shiver.

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