Is Everyone Looking For Me?" She Shook Her Head, Pulling The Robe Closer. Suddenly She Wanted To Be Covered Up In Front Of Him, In Front Of All That Familiarity And Beauty And That Lovely Predatory Smile That Said He Was Willing To Do Whatever With Her, To Her, No Matter Who Was Waiting In The Hall. “ I Was Hoping They„d Put Up Flyers Like They Do For Lost Cats",he Said. “missing, One Stunningly Attractive Teenage Boy. Answers To „jace,‟ Or „hot Stuff.‟” “ You Did Not Just Say That.

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Simon Turned To Jordan, Who Was Lying Down Across The Futon, His Head Propped Against One Of The Woven Throw Pillows. "how Much Of That Did You Hear?" "enough To Gather That We're Going To A Party Tonight," Said Jordan. "i Heard About The Ironworks Event. I'm Not In The Garroway Pack, So I Wasn't Invited." "i Guess You're Coming As My Date Now." Simon Shoved The Phone Back Into His Pocket. "i'm Secure Enough In My Masculinity To Accept That," Said Jordan. "we'd Better Get You Something Nice To Wear, Though," He Called As Simon Headed Back Into His Room. "i Want You To Look Pretty.

Nice

Lying

Party

Children Of The Nephilim," Magnus Said. "well, Well. I Don't Recall Inviting You." Isabelle Took Out Her Invitation And Waved It Like A White Flag. "i Have An Invitation. These"--she Indicated The Rest Of The Group With A Grand Wave Of Her Arm--"are My Friends." Magnus Plucked The Invitation Out Of Her Hand And Looked At It With Fastidious Distaste. "i Must Have Been Drunk," He Said. He Threw The Door Open. "come In. And Try Not To Murder Any Of My Guests." Jace Looked At Him, "even If One Of Them Spills Something On My New Shoes?" "even Then." - 219

Children

Hands

Shoes

Why, Oh Why, Had Jace Picked A Fight With A Pack Of Wolves? What Had Possessed Him? Then Again, It Was Jace. He'd Pick A Fight With A Mack Truck If The Urge Took Him. -clary, Pg.40-

Fighting

Mack

Truck

I Suppose We All Lie To Ourselves Sometimes.

Lying

Sometimes

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

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

Enough

Knows

Better Off

And Then She Said Nothing Else, For Henry Put His Arms Around Her And Kissed Her. Kissed Her In Such A Way That She No Longer Felt Plain, Or Conscious Of Her Hair Or The Ink Spot On Her Dress Or Anything But Henry, Whom She Had Always Loved. Tears Welled Up And Spilled Down Her Cheeks, And When He Drew Away, He Touched Her Wet Face Wonderingly. "really," He Said. "you Love Me, Too, Lottie?

Hair

Tears

Ink

For As Is Often The Happenstance With That Which Is Precious And Lost, When You Find Him Again, He May Well Not Be Quite As You Left Him.

May

Lost

Wells

I Don't Suppose It Would Be Possible To, Er, Step On Him?

Would Be

Steps

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

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

If I’d Just Listened—just Taken One Second To Listen—it Wouldn’t Have Happened

Taken

Ifs

Happened

To Marry A Girl Just To Make Her A Widow,” Said Gabriel Lightwood. “many Would Say That Was Not A Kindness.

Girl

Kindness

Widows

What Do You Think It Would Have Been Like If Valentine Had Brought You Up Along With Me? Would You Have Loved Me?" Clary Was Very Glad She Had Put Her Cup Down, Because If She Hadn't, She Would Have Dropped It. Sebastian Was Looking At Her Not With Any Shyness Or The Sort Of Natural Awkwardness That Might Be Attendant On Such A Bizarre Question, But As If She Were A Curious, Foreign Life-form. "well," She Said. "you're My Brother. I Would Have Loved You. I Would Have...had To.

Brother

Valentine

Thinking

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 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

Other People Have Shrubbery In Their Gardens. You Have A Bottomless Pit.

Garden

People

Pits

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

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

You Mean You Haven’t Been Going On Romantic Dates With Sebastian While You’ve Been Away From Me?” “i Tried,” Jace Said, “but No Matter How Liquored Up You Get Him, He Just Won’t Put Out.

Mean

Pisa

Matter

Simon Remembered A Rhyme His Mother Used To Recite To Him, About Magpies. You Were Supposed To Count Them And Say: One For Sorrow, Two For Mirth, Three For A Wedding, Four For A Birth, Five For Silver, Six For Gold, Seven For A Secret That's Never Been Told. "right," Simon Said. He Had Already Lost Count Of The Numbers Of Birds There Were. Seven, He Guessed. A Secret That's Never Been Told. Whatever That Was.

Mother

Two

Numbers

Seeing Through Glamour Is Easy. It's People That Are Hard.

People

Easy

Glamour

Wasn't It? Is Loyalty Still A Commendable Quality When It Is Misdirected?

Loyalty

Quality

Clockwork Princess

Where Did You Get That?" Jace Looked Down And Saw That The Spider Demon's Poison Had Eaten A Hole In His Shirt, Leaving A Good Deal Of His Left Shoulder Bare. "the Shirt? At Macy's Winter Sale.

Winter

Leaving

Poison

What Do You Want?" Jace Shrugged. "clothes Mostly, Some Weapons." Sebastion Shook His Head. "too Dangerous. We Need To Get In And Out Fast. Only Emergency Items." "my Favourite Jacket Is An Emergency Item," Jace Said. It Was So Much Like Hearing Him Talk To Alec, To Any Of His Friends. "much Like Myself, It Is Both Snuggly And Fashionable.

Clothes

Needs

Want

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

If You're Texting Magnus To Say 'i Think U R Kewl' I'm Going To Kill You

Thinking

Texting

Warlocks

Under His Dripping Hair, He Was As White As Parchment, His Hands Clenched At His Sides So Tightly That They Were Shaking. It Seemed Clear That Some Terrible Turmoil Was Ripping Him Apart From The Inside Out.

Hair

Hands

White

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

I’ve Been Wandering Around All Night—i Couldn’t Sleep—and I Kept Finding Myself Walking Here. To You.

Sleep

Night

Wandering Around

And Of Course Charlotte Hasn't Eaten A Bit Of Dinner," Henry Said, Getting Up. "i'll Go See If Bridget Can't Make Her Up A Plate Of Cold Chicken. As For The Rest Of You-" He Paused For A Moment, As If He Were About To Give Them An Order-send Them To Bed, Perhaps, Or Back To The Library To Do More Research. The Moment Passed, And A Look Of Puzzlement Crossed His Face. "blast It, I Can't Remember What I Was Going To Say," He Announced, And Vanished Into The Kitchen.

Order

Giving

Kitchen

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

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

(sebastian) "see, There You Go. You're Always Looking At Me Like That." "like What?" "like I Burn Down Animal Shelters For Fun And Light My Cigarettes With Orphans.

Fun

Animal

Light

The Kitchen Was Just As Empty, Even The Refrigerator Gone, The Chairs, The Table--the Kitchen Cabinets Stood Open, Their Bare Shelves Reminder Her Of A Nursery Rhyme. She Cleared Her Throat. "what Would Demons," She Said, "want With Our Microwave?

Kitchen

Gone

Tables

She Could Ask For Anything, She Thought Dizzily, Anything--an End To Pain Or World Hunger Or Disease, Or For Peace On Earth. But Then Again, Perhaps These Things Weren't In The Power Of Angels To Grant, Or They Would Already Have Been Granted. And Perhaps People Were Supposed To Find These Things For Themselves.

Pain

Angel

People

And You Won’t Leave Me?” “no.” Alec Said. “no, We Won’t Ever Leave You. You Know That.” “never.” Isabelle Took His Hand, The One Alec Wasn’t Holding, And Pressed It Fiercely. “lightwoods, All Together.” She Whispered. Jace's Hand Was Suddenly Damp Where She Was Holding It, And He Realized She Was Crying, Her Tears Splashing Down Crying For Him, Because She Loved Him; Even After Everything That Had Happened, She Still Loved Him. They Both Did. He Fell Asleep Like That, With Isabelle On One Side Of Him And Alec On The Other, As The Sun Came Up With The Dawn.

Hands

Tears

Together

I Would Say It Was Nice To Meet You, But The Fact Is It Wasnt. In Fact, It Was Quite Awkward.

Nice

Awkward

Facts

Good. Because I Don't Need Protecting." "i Knew You'd Say That.but The Thing Is, Sometimes You Do. And Sometimes I Do. We're Meant To Protect Each Other, But Not From Everything. Not From The Truth. That's What It Means To Love Someone But Let Them Be Themselves.

Mean

Needs

Sometimes

You Love Him As A Falcon Loves His Master Who Binds And Blinds It.

Masters

Falcon

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

"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

There Might Not Be So Much Of A Difference Between The Side Of Light And The Side Of Dark As You Suppose. After All, Without The Dark, There Is Nothing For The Light To Burn Away.

Dark

Light

Differences

As The Carriage Whipped Forward, They Passed The Alley She Had Spent So Many Days Staring At—it Was There, And Then Gone As They Careened Around A Corner, Nearly Knocking Over A Costermonger Pushing A Donkey Cart Piled High With New Potatoes. Tessa Screamed. Will Reached Past Her And Yanked The Curtain Shut. "it's Better If You Don't Look," He Told Her Pleasantly. "he's Going To Kill Someone. Or Get Us Killed." "no, He Won't. Thomas Is An Excellent Driver." Tessa Glared At Him. "clearly The Word Excellent Means Something Else On This Side Of The Atlantic.

Mean

Past

Looks

Will Began To Straighten Up, To Turn Away From The Bed. And As He Did, He Felt Something Wrap Tightly Around His Wrist. He Glanced Down And Saw Jem’s Hand Braceleting His Own. For A Moment He Was Too Shocked To Do Anything But Stare. “i Am Not Dead Yet, Will,” Jem Said In A Soft Voice, Thin But As Strong As Wire. “what Did Magnus Mean By Asking You If I Knew You Were In Love With Tessa?

Strong

Mean

Hands

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

He's Probably Never Met A Six-foot Tall Hot Elf-women In A Fur Bikini Either.

Feet

Bikinis

Six

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

Hate

Night

Jace

You Are Spider-man!" She Exclaimed. Simon Glanced Down From His Perch Halfway Up The Pillar. "that Makes You Mary Jane. She Has Red Hair.

Men

Hair

Spiders

I Let Them Think I Did That" Said Jace "my Reign Of Terror Continues

Thinking

Reign

Jace

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.

Hands

Long

Doe

Will-," Tessa Began But It Was Too Late, Church Made A Yowling Noise At Being Woken, And Lashed Out With His Claws. Will Began To Swear. Tessa Left, Unable To Hide The Slightest Of Smiles As She Went.

Church

Too Late

Noise

Not Magnus Himself, Who Was More Of A Cross Between A Panther And A Demented Elf.

Panthers

Crosses

Demented

Clary," He Whispered. There Was A Thump, And She Realized He Had Fallen To His Kees By The Side Of Her Bed. She Didn't Move, But Her Body Tightened. His Voice Was A Whisper. "clary, It's Me. It's Me.

Moving

Voice

Bed

Simon Looked From One Of Them To The Other, And Shook His Head. “ When Did You Two Get So Buddy-buddy? Last Night It Was All, ‘i’m The Most Elite Warrior!’ ‘ No, I’m The Most Elite Warrior!’ And Today You’re Playing Halo And Giving Each Other Props For Good Ideas.

Warrior

Night

Ideas

I Am Not A Certified Idiot—" "lack Of Certification Hardly Proves Intelligence," Will Muttered.

Princess

Idiot

Prove

Sometimes, When Bridget Was In A Particularly Melodious Mood, Sophie Thought About Stalking Downstairs And Pushing Her Into The Oven Like The With In 'hansel And Gretel.

Sophie

Pushing

Sometimes

You May Be Right. I Think It Was Round About Christmas When I Got My Welsh Dragon Tattoo.” At That, Tessa Had To Try Very Hard Not To Blush. “how Did That Happen?” Will Made An Airy Gesture With His Hand. “i Was Drunk…” “nonsense. You Were Never Really Drunk.” “on The Contrary—in Order To Learn How To Pretend To Be Inebriated, Once Must Become Inebriated At Least Once, As A Reference Point. Six-fingered Nigel Had Been At The Mulled Cider—“ “you Can’t Mean There’s Truly A Six-fingered Nigel?

Tattoo

Mean

Thinking

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

I Like To Listen To Music That Fits With What I'm Writing. For Each Book, I've Assembled A Playlist, So Readers Can Get A Sense Of What I Was Listening To While I Was Writing.

Book

Writing

Listening

Mortality, Behold, And Fear, What A Change Of Flesh Is Here! Think How Many Royal Bones Sleep Within This Heap Of Stones.

Sleep

Thinking

Flesh

Come With Me." "come With You? To Pandemonium? To The Void? And Here I Thought That My Invitation To Summer In New Jersey Was The Worst I Had Ever Received.

Summer

Void

Jersey

Have You Fallen In Love With Wrong Person Yet?

Wrong Person

Fallen

Persons

The Only Way That We Can Protect Each Other Is If We Are Together. If We Face Things Together. If We Trust Each Other.

Together

Way

Faces

I Used To Think If I Married Master Jem—” Sophie Picked At The Blanket, Then Looked Up And Smiled Bleakly. “you Haven’t Broken His Heart Yet, Have You?” “no,” Tessa Said. Just Torn My Own In Two. “i Haven’t Broken His Heart At All.

Heart

Thinking

Two

I Need Someone Who Can Keep Up With Me, Not Some Sickly Creature That Looks As If He’s Doddering Off To The Grave.

Needs

Looks

Graves

Do You Not Tire Of Eternity? Do You Not Wish To End Your Suffering?" "by Leaping Into The Void? Not Really.

Suffering

Wish

Void

Here's A Hot Tip: Most Girls Don't Like Being Stalked.

Girl

Hot

Fallen Angels

He Was Standing Leaning Against The Door Frame; Now He Stood Up Straight. "how Should I Have Kissed You? Is There An Other Way You Like It?

Doors

Way

You Like It

Not Everything Jace Did Was Insane And Suicidal, She Reminded Herself. It Just Seemed That Way. -clary, Pg.46-

Suicidal

Insane

Way

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

You May Choose Your Friends, But Not Your Unlikely Saviors,” Magnus Said Cheerfully.

May

Unlikely

Said

Sometimes," Jem Said, "our Lives Can Change So Fast That The Change Outpaces Our Minds And Hearts. It's Those Times, I Think, When Our Lives Have Altered But We Still Long For The Time Before Everything Was Altered-- That Is When We Feel The Greatest Pain. I Can Tell You, Though, From Experience, You Grow Accustomed To It. You Learn To Live Your New Life, And You Can't Imagine, Or Even Really Remember, How Things Were Before.

Life

Change

Pain

But You Hardley Even Know Him"she Said."he Could Be A Serial Killer" "i Did Have That Thought.i Checked The Apartment Out,but If His Got An Ice Cooler Full Of Arms In It,i Havent Seen It Yet.anyway He Seems Pretty Since.

Ice

Serial Killer

Arms

And You Don't Care That I'm Your Brother," He Said. "i Know How You Felt About Jace, Even When You Thought He Was Your Brother. You Can't Lie To Me." "jace Is Better Than You." "no One's Better Than Me.

Brother

Lying

Care

The Way Magnus’ Breath Had Sounded, Rattling In His Chest, Before He’d Said His Father’s Name.

Father

Names

Way

When To People Tell The Same Lie..." "they Are Working Together," Will Finished

Lying

People

Working Together

Every Memory Was Valuable; Even The Bad Ones.

Memories

Valuable

Hope Is Not An Illusion.

Illusion

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

I Think You Ought To Let Me Take Poor Tessa Into Town To Get Some New Clothes. Otherwise, The First Time She Takes A Deep Breath, That Dress Will Fall Right Off Her." Will Looked Interested. "i Think She Should Try That Out Now And See What Happens.

Fall

Thinking

Clothes

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

He Could Smell Her Morality, The Sweet Rot Of Corruption

Sweet

Smell

Morality

He Does What He Wants, And I Don’t Ask,” He Said. “he Could Bring A Six-foot Tall Pink Rabbit In A Bikini Back Home With Him If He Wanted To. It’s Not My Business. But If You’re Asking Me If I’ve Brought Any Girls Back Here, The Answer Is No. I Don’t Want Anybody But You.

Girl

Home

Feet

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

I Am A Man, And Men Do Not Drink Pink Drinks. Now, Be Gone, Woman, And Fetch Me Something Brown." Jace Said. "brown?" Said Isabelle. "yes. Brown. It's A Manly Color. See? Alec Is Wearing It." Jace Said. "well, It Was Black But It Faded." Alec Said. "well, I Can Always Fix It Up With Something Sparkly," Magnus Said, Holding A Sparkley Headband. "resist The Urge, Alec, Resist The Urge." Simon Said.

Men

Color

Black

The Thing That You Are Too Young To Understand Is That We All Hide Things. We Hide Them From Our Lovers Because We Wish To Present Our Best Selves, But Also Because If It Is Real Love, We Expect Our Loved One To Simply Understand It, Without Needing To Ask. In A True Partnership, The Kind That Lasts Through The Ages, There Is An Unspoken Communion.

Real

Self

Wish

I Love You, Clary," He Said Without Looking At Her. He Was Staring Out Into The Church, At The Row Of Lighted Candles, Their Fold Reflected In His Eyes. "more Than I Ever--" He Broke Off. "god. More Than I Probably Should. You Know That, Don't You?

Love You

Eye

Church

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

Pulvis Et Umbra Sumus. It's A Line From Horace. 'we Are Dust And Shadows'. Appropriate, Don't You Think?" Will Said. "it's Not A Long Life, Killing Demons; One Tends To Die Young, And Then They Burn Your Body - Dust To Dust, In The Literal Sense. And Then We Vanish Into The Shadows Of History, Nary A Mark On The Page Of A Mundane Book To Remind The World That Once We Existed At All.

Book

Thinking

Dust

Sometimes You Don't Have To Search Out Danger, Sometimes Danger Finds You

Sometimes

Danger

Will Nodded Slowly, Then Looked Up At Tha Black Sky. "the Stars", He Said. "i Have Never Seen Them So Bright. The Wind Has Blown Off The Fog, I Think." Magnus Thought Of The Joy On Will's Face As He Had Stood Bleeding In Camille's Living Room, Clutching The Demon Tooth In His Hand. Somehow I Don't Think It's The Stars That Have Changed.

Stars

Thinking

Fog

Tact Is Just Lying For Adults.

Lying

Adults

Tact

It Was Sometimes Inconvenient To Have The Gold-green, Slit-pupilled Eyes Of A Cat, But This Was Usually Easily Hidden With A Small Glamour, And If Not, Well, There Were Quite A Few Ladies-and Men-who Didn't Find It A Drawback.

Cat

Eye

Men

You May Have The Worst Timing Since Napoleon Decided The Dead Of Winter Was The Right Moment To Invade Russia.

Winter

Russia

May

Will Suspected Jem Was In Fact Cleverer Than He Was Himself - But He Lacked Will's Tendency To Assume The Absolute Worst About People And Proceed From There.

People

Facts

Assuming

He Was Will, In All His Perfect Imperfection; Will, Whose Heart Was As Easy To Break As It Was Carefully Guarded; Will, Who Loved Not Wisely But Entirely And With Everything He Had.

Heart

Perfect

Easy

And You Love Sophie." Gideon's Mouth Tensed. "she's A Mundane And A Servant," Said Gabriel. "i Don't Know What You Expect To Come Of It, Gideon." "nothing," Gideon Said Roughly. "i Expect Nothing. But The Fact That You Believe I Should Shows That Our Family Brought Us Up To Believe That We Should Do Right Only If Some Reward Was The Result.

Believe

Gideon

Gabriel

Speaking Of Hope, Did You See That Shot Alec Got Off With His Bow? That's My Boyfriend.

My Boyfriend

Bows

Shots

I Always Knew There Were Vampires, Dude,” He’d Said. “because, You Know How There’s People You Know Who, Like, Always Look The Same, Even When They’re, Like, A Hundred Years Old? Like David Bowie? That’s Because They’re Vampires.

Years

People

Vampire

Every Book Is Different With It's Own Personality Just Like Children.

Children

Book

Personality

There Was A Time I Thought I Was A Ferret.

Ferrets

Clockwork Angel

Gabriel Lightwood

There Were Some Memories, Though, That Never Faded.

Memories

Faded

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

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

Tell Me You Love Me. Tell Me You Love Me And Will Fight With Me.

Fighting

Tell Me You Love Me

Magnus Had A List Of Favored Traits In A Partner-black Hair, Blue Eyes, Honest.

Eye

Hair

Blue

Being Sixteen Forever Sounded Good Until You Really Thought About It. Then It Didn't Seem Like Such A Great Prospect.

Forever

Sixteen

Seems

Downworld?" Tessa Echoed, Puzzled. "is That A Place In London?" "never Mind That," Said Will. "i'm Boasting Of My Investigative Skills, And I Would Prefer To Do It Without Interruption.

Skills

Mind

London

She Felt As If The World Were Tilting And She Was Clinging On Helplessly, Trying To Keep From Tumbling Into A Black Abyss.

Black

Trying

Tumbling

Tell Me,” Isabelle Said.“who It Was. That My Father Had The Affair With.

Father

Affair

Lost Souls

I Can't Believe You Know Someone Named Freaky Pete," Said Simon. "i Know Alot Of People," Said Luke. "not That Freaky Pete Is Strictly People, But I'm Hardly One To Talk.

Believe

People

Pausing

He Tried To Learn Seductive Phrases In All Languages, But The Only Swedish He Had Ever Really Needed Was, "do You Serve Anything Aside From Pickled Fish?" And "if You Wrap Me In Furs, I Can Pretend To Be Your Little Fuzzy Bear.

Seductive

Fur

Phrases

I Don't Know Who Azazel Is," He Said. "isn't He The Cat From The Smurfs?" He Cast About , But Isabelle Just Looked Up And Rolled Her Eyes At Him. "clary?" He Thought Her Voice Came Through, Tinged With Alarm. "what Is It? What Happened? Did My Mom Find Out I'm Gone?" "not Yet," He Thought Back. "is Azazel The Cat From The Smurfs?" There Was A Long Pause. "that's Azrael, Simon. And No More Using The Magic Rings For Smurf Questions.

Mom

Cat

Eye

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

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

And Indeed It Was, The Arrow Still Protruding From Its Wet, Grayish Skin, Humping Its Body Along With Incredible Speed. A Flick Of Its Tail Caught The Edge Of A Statue, Sending It Flying Into The Dry Ornamental Pool, Where It Shattered Into Dust. “by The Angel, It Just Crushed Sophocles,” Noted Will. “has No One Respect For The Classics These Days?

Angel

Dust

Arrows

Jem Drew Back From Her, Looking Dazed. "by The Angel," He Said. "perhaps We Do Need A Chaperon.

Angel

Needs

Said

You Screamed.” Will Said. “is That All You Did?” “i Screamed A Great Deal.” Tatiana Sounded Injured.

Said

Deals

Injured

He Wondered If Normalcy Was Something, Like Vision Or Silence, You Didn't Realize Was Precious Until You Lost It.

Silence

Vision

Normalcy

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

...we Die, We Turn, We Are Reborn As We Deserve To Be Reborn, Based On Our Doings In This World." Will Looked Down At His Bitten Nails. "i Will Probably Be Reborn As A Slug That Someone Salts.

Nails

Slugs

World

It's Because You're Too Scared To Tell Anyone Who You Really Love. Love Makes Us Liars.

Liars

Scared

I Never Cared,” He Said. “i Wanted You Anyway. I Always Wanted You.

Lost Souls

Said

City Of Lost Souls

But The Rest Of Jace’s Mind Is Watching The Door Slam Behind Her And Seeing The Final Ruin Of All His Dreams. It Was One Thing To Push It To This Point. It Is Another To Let Go Forever. Because He Knows Clary, And If She Goes Now, She Will Not Ever Come Back.

Letting Go

Dream

Doors

Every Heart Has Its Own Melody.

Heart

Melody

James Carstairs

Will Has Always Been The Brighter Burning Star, The One To Catch Attention — But Jem Is A Steady Flame, Unwavering And Honest. He Could Make You Happy.

Stars

Flames

Attention

He Speaks Of You Only With The Greatest Pride, Will

Pride

Speak

Those Of Us Who Do Not Live Forever Do Not Like Change Perhaps As Much As Those Of You Who Do.

Saying Goodbye

Forever

Live Forever

I Was The Quiet Kid In The Corner, Reading A Book. In Elementary School, I Read So Much And So Often During Class That I Was Actually Forbidden From Reading Books During School Hours By My Teachers.

Teacher

Book

Reading

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

They Say You Cannot Love Two People Equally At Once,” She Said. “and Perhaps For Others That Is So. But You And Will—you Are Not Like Two Ordinary People, Two People Who Might Have Been Jealous Of Each Other, Or Who Would Have Imagined My Love For One Of Them Diminished By My Love Of The Other. You Merged Your Souls When You Were Both Children. I Could Not Have Loved Will So Much If I Had Not Loved You As Well. And I Could Not Love You As I Do If I Had Not Loved Will As I Did.

Children

Princess

Love You

She Opened Her Mouth To Answer, But He Was Already Kissing Her. She Had Kissed Him So Many Times—soft Gentle Kisses, Hard And Desperate Ones, Brief Brushes Of The Lips That Said Good-bye, And Kisses That Seemed To Go On For Hours—and This Was No Different. The Way The Memory Of Someone Who Had Once Lived In A House Might Linger Even After They Were Gone, Like A Sort Of Psychic Imprint, Her Body Remembered Jace. Remembered The Way He Tasted, The Slant Of His Mouth Over Hers, His Scars Under Her Fingers, The Shape Of His Body Under Her Hands.

Memories

Kissing

Bye

I Love Round Tables. They Suit Me So Much Better Than A Square.

Squares

Tables

Suits

His Eyes Shone When He Looked At Her, Green As Spring Grass. He Has Always Had Green Eyes, Said The Voice In Her Head. People Often Marvel At How Much Alike You Are, He And Your Mother And Yourself. His Name Is Jonathan And He Is Your Brother; He Has Always Protected You. Somewhere In The Back Of Clary’s Mind She Saw Black Eyes And Whip Marks, But She Didn’t Know Why. He’s Your Brother. He’s Your Brother, And He’s Always Taken Care Of You.

Mother

Brother

Spring

Trying To Read His Face. It Was Like A Book Written In A Foreign Language She'd Studied All Too Briefly.

Book

Trying

Faces

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

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 Love You, Clary Wanted To Say. And, I Would Do It Again. I Would Always Ask For You.

Love You

Wanted

Asks

There Was A Man Who Was Worthless, And Knew He Was Worthless, And Yet However Far Down He Tried To Sink His Soul, There Was Always Some Part Of Him Capable Of Great Action.

Men

Soul

Action

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

Plot

Stories

Conflict

I Take Your Hand, Brother, So That You May Go In Peace.

Brother

Hands

May

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

I Have Something For You," He Said. He Dug Into His Pocket And Brought Out Something, Which He Pressed Into Her Hand. It Was A Gray Stone, Slightly Uneven, Worn To Smoothness In Spots. "huh," Said Clary, Turning It Over In Her Fingers. "you Know, When Most Girls Say They Want A Big Rock, They Don't Mean, You Know, Literally A Big Rock.

Girl

Mean

Rocks

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

He's Got A Great Sense Of Humor For A Guy Who Never Says Anything.

Guy

Say Anything

Sense Of Humor

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

What You're Blaming Yourself For Is Being Who You Are. And That's No One's Fault And Nothing You Can Change.

Faults

Blame

Blaming Yourself

Maybe That Was Why She Couldn't Cry, She Realized, Staring Dry-eyed At The Ceiling. Because What Was The Point In Crying When There Was No One There To Comfort You? And What Was Worse, When You Couldn't Even Comfort Yourself?

Ceilings

Comfort

Dry

I'm A Werewolf, Not A Golden Retriever.

Golden Retrievers

Werewolf

Luke

But Maybe You Never Really Had Someone, She Thought Now. Maybe, No Matter How Much You Loved Them, They Could Slip Through Your Fingers Like Water, And There Was Nothing You Could Do About It.

Water

Matter

Fallen Angels

Do Stop Flirting With My Husband," Said Tessa. "i Shall Not," Magnus Declared, "but I Will Pause Briefly So That I May Catch Up On Your News.

Husband

Flirting

News

Sebastian Sighed An Exaggerated Sigh And Swung The Door Shut. Clary Stared At Jace. "what The F-" "language, Fray." Jace's Eyes Danced. "relax.

Eye

Doors

Relax

Alec Drew His Hand Back With A Low Whistle. "the Inquisitor Meant Business." "of Course She Did. I'm A Dangerous Criminal. Or Hadn't You Heard?" Jace Heard The Acid In His Own Tone, Saw Alec Flinch, And Was Meanly, Momentarily, Glad. "she Didn't Call You A Criminal, Exactly..." "no, I'm Just A Very Naughty Boy. I Do All Sorts Of Bad Things. I Kick Kittens. I Make Rude Gestures At Nun

Boys

Naughty

Hands

There’s More To Honesty Than … Than An Arrangement Of Words. They Say Faeries Can’t Lie, But You Lie In Your Intentions, Your Attitude, Your Demeanor —

Honesty

Attitude

Lying

I Am Catastrophically In Love With You.

Love

I Love You

Love You

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

Kissing

Lasts

Fingers

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

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

In Paris One Could Have The Eyes Of A Cat (as He Did) And Tell People It Was A Trick Of Fashion.

Fashion

Cat

Eye

Amor Verus Numquam Moritur: True Love Never Dies

Amor

Love Never Dies

Infernal Devices

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

Enough

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

Demon Pox

Satisfaction

Said

If You Love Someone, You're Not Supposed To Want Them To Come Back. Better A Peaceful Sleep In The Earth Than The Life Of A Zombie--not Really Dead But Not Really Alive, Either.

Sleep

Peaceful

Zombie

It Is What Is Left To Him," Said Will. "do You Not Recall What He Says To Lucie? 'if It Had Been Possible... That You Could Have Returned The Love Of The Man You See Before Yourself- Flung Away, Wasted, Drunken, Poor Creature Of Misure As You Know Him To Be- He Would Have Been Conscious This Day And Hour, In Spite Of His Happiness, That He Would Bring You Misery, Bring You To Sorrow And Repetance, Blight You, Disgrace You, Pull You Down With Him

Men

Sorrow

Misery

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

Saws

Jace

Wanted

Gold To Airy Thinness Beat.

Gold

Beats

Airy

No One Blames Her." "that Never Matters," Said Alec. "not When You Blame Yourself.

Guilt

Matter

Blame

His Eyes Softened. "but It Doesn't Change What We Are To Each Other. It's Like There's Always Been A Piece Of My Soul Missing, And It's Inside You, Clary. I Know I Told You Once That Whether God Exists Or Not, We're On Our Own. But When I'm With You, I'm Not.

Eye

Missing

Soul

I Would Rather Insult You Than Lose You, He Said, And Before Any Of Them Could Make A Move To Stop Him, He Cast Both Items Into The Fire.

Moving

Fire

Insults You

I Feel Like You Can Look Inside Me And See All The Places I Am Odd Or Unusual And Fit Your Heart Around Them, For You Are Odd And Unusual In Just The Same Way. We Are The Same.

Princess

Heart

Looks

Charlotte Said That If I Chose, I Could Cease To Be A Gray And Take The Name My Mother Should Have Had Before She Was Married. I Could Be A Starkweather. I Could Have A True Shadowhunter Name." She Heard Will Exhale A Breath. It Came Out A Puff Of White In The Cold. His Eyes Were Blue And Wide And Clear, Fixed On Her Face. He Wore The Expression Of A Man Who Had Steeled Himself To Do A Terrifying Thing, And Was Carrying It Through. "of Course You Can Have A True Shadowhunter Name," Will Said. "you Can Have Mine.

Mother

Eye

Men

Change Is Not Always Accomplished Peacefully, But That Does Not Make It Disadventageous.

Doe

Accomplished

Clockwork Prince

You Cannot Buy Or Drug Or Dream Your Way Out Of Pain.

Dream

Pain

Drug

I Am, In The End, What You Made Me.

Ends

Made

Wo Wei Ni Xie De,” He Said, As He Raised The Violin To His Left Shoulder, Tucking It Under His Chin. He Had Told Her Many Violinists Used A Shoulder Rest, But He Did Not: There Was A Slight Mark On The Side Of His Throat, Like A Permanent Bruise, Where The Violin Rested. “you — Made Something For Me?” Tessa Asked. “i Wrote Something For You,” He Corrected, With A Smile, And Began To Play.

Play

Bruises

Violin

We Need To Talk. All Of Us About What We're Going To Do Now." "i Was Going To Watch Project Runway.

Watches

Needs

Jace

My Heart Tells Me This Is The Best And Greatest Feeling I Have Ever Had. But My Mind Knows The Difference Between Wanting What You Can’t Have And Wanting What You Shouldn’t Want. And I Shouldn’t Want You.

Heart

Differences

Forbidden Love

The Young Man Who Appeared At The Mouth Of The Alley Was Pale In The Lamplight—paler Even Than He Usually Was, Which Was Quite Pale Indeed.

Men

Mouths

Pale

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

Law

Lawyer

Idiot

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

Your Place Is With Me. It Always Will Be. -jem Carstairs

Jem

Jem Carstairs

James Carstairs

Rule Number One Of Anime," Simon Said. He Sat Propped Up Against A Pile Of Pillows At The Foot Of His Bed, A Bag Of Potato Chips In One Hand And The Tv Remote In The Other. He Was Wearing A Black T-shirt That Said I Blogged Your Mom And A Pair Of Jeans That Were Ripped In One Knee. "never Screw With A Blind Monk.

Mom

Anime

Hands

I Think I Like ‘mundane’ Better Than ‘bloodsucker,’” Simon Muttered. “with Jace, You Don’t Really Get To Choose Your Insulting Nickname.” -simon And Clary, Pg.234-

Thinking

Insulting

Nicknames

Ragnor And Catarina Both Begged Him To Give The Instrument Up. Random Strangers On The Street Begged Him To Give The Instrument Up. Even Cats Ran Away From Him.

Cat

Giving

Stranger

What’s Your Name, Then? ”tessa Looked At Him In Disbelief. “what’s My Name?” “don’t You Know It?

Names

Disbelief

Knows

In The End It Was Shadowhunting They Had Bonded Over—a Shared Love Of Sharp-edged Weapons, Gleaming Seraph Blades, The Painful Pleasure Of Burning Marks, The Thought-numbing Swiftness Of Battle. When Alec Had Wanted To Go Out Hunting Alone With Jace, Leaving Izzy Behind, Jace Had Spoken Up For Her: “we Need Her With Us; She’s The Best There Is. Aside From Me, Of Course.” She Had Loved Him Just For That.

Hunting

Leaving

Battle

And Now I’m Looking At You,” He Said, “and You’re Asking Me If I Still Want You, 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. I Never Dared Give Much Of Myself To Anyone Before – Bits Of Myself To The Lightwoods, To Isabelle And Alec, But It Took Years To Do It – But, Clary, Since The First Time I Saw You, I Have Belonged To You Completely. I Still Do. If You Want Me.

Love

Giving Up

Years

One Does Not Greet The Queen Of The Seelie Court With The Barbarous Human 'hello'.

Queens

Doe

Hello

Now That You Know The Truth, You Can Never Go Back.

Knows

Charlotte, Darling," Henry Said To His Wife, Who Was Staring At Him In Gape-mouthed Horror. Jessamine, Beside Her, Was Wide Eyed. "sorry I'm Late. You Know, I Think I Might Nearly Have The Sensor Working-" Will Interrupted. "henry," He Said, "you're On Fire. You Do Know That Don't You?

Sorry

Thinking

Fire

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

Beautiful

Memories

Camille

As For This," Magnus Said Sliding The Stele Into Jace's Jeans Pocket, "keep It In Your Pants, Shadowhunter." - 219

Jeans

Pockets

Pants

Jace Reached Up To Unzip His Jacket. Simon-i Dont Care How Hungry I Am, I Am Not Going To Drink Your Blood Again. Jace-like I Would Let You.

I Dont Care

Blood

Drink

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

Bitten? You Mean You're A-" "a Werewolf," Said The Girl. "like Everyone Else Here. Except You, And The Asshole. And The Asshole's Sister.

Girl

Mean

Werewolf

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

Blind Rage

Shouting

Ran

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

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

Attention

Half

I Hope You Told Him You Were Bitten By A Gay Spider.

Gay

Spiders

Lost Souls

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