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.

-Cassandra Clare

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Knights

Dating

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Thinking

Care

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Great Love

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Book

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Jem

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Children

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Opposites

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Giving

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Successful

Numbers

Waiting

One Does No Question Miracles, Or Complain That They Are No Constructed Perfectly To One's Liking.

Miracle

Doe

Complaining

He Pulled The Carstairs Family Ring From His Finger And Held It Out To Will. "take It." Will Let His Eyes Drift Down Toward It, And Then Up To Jem's Face. A Dozen Awful Things He Could Say, Or Do, Went Through His Mind. One Did Not Slough Off A Persona So Quickly, He Had Found. He Had Pretended To Be Cruel For So Many Years That The Pretense Was Still What He Reached For First, As A Man Might Absently Turn His Carriage Toward The Home He Had Lived In For All His Life, Despite The Fact That He Had Recently Moved. "you Wish To Marry Me Now?" He Said, At Last.

Home

Eye

Men

If There's A Thing I've Learned In My Life It's To Not Be Afraid Of The Responsibility That Comes With Caring For Other People. What We Do For Love: Those Things Endure. Even If The People You Do Them For Don't

Love

Responsibility

Caring

Oh, I'll Trust You," The Boy Told Him Carelessly. "it Hardly Matters. We Are All Betrayed Sooner Or Later—all Betrayed, Or Traitors." "i See That A Flair For The Dramatic Runs In The Blood," Magnus Said Under His Breath.

Running

Boys

Blood

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.

Whether God Exists

Lost Souls

Fray

A Pair Of Werewolves Occupied Another Booth. They Were Eating Raw Shanks Of Lamb And Arguing About Who Would Win In A Fight: Dumbledore From Harry Potter Books Or Magnus Bane. "dumbledore Would Totally Win," Said The First One. "he Has The Badass Killing Curse." The Second Lycanthrope Made A Trenchant Point. "but Dumbledore Isn't Real." "i Don't Think Magnus Bane Is Real Either," Scoffed The First. "have You Ever Met Him?" "this Is So Weird," Said Clary, Slinking Down In Her Seat. "are You Listening To Them?" "no. It's Rude To Eavesdrop," Said Jace.

Badass

Real

Book

If I Might Ask--," She Began. Will Sighed. "you Know You'll Ask Whether I Say It's All Right Or Not.

Might

Knows

Asks

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

Needs

I Have A Suggestion," Said Valentine To Luke, In A Surprisingly Even Tone. "let Me Guess," Said Luke. "it's 'don't Kill Me,' Isn't It?

Valentine

Suggestions

Tone

You're Not Gay, Are You?" Simon's Greenish Color Deepened. "if I Were, I Would Dress Better.

Gay

Color

Dresses

What Kind Of Guardian Are You? Shouldn't You Have Gone To The Bathroom With Him?" Isabelle Demanded. Jordan Looked Horrified. "dudes," He Said, "do Not Follow Other Dudes To The Bathroom.

Gone

Jordan

Bathroom

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

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

Feet

Bikinis

Six

Do You Ever Feel Like Screaming?' Clary Asked Him [jace]. 'some Of The Time.

Jace

Feels

You Bled On The Speaking Stars ...i Bet There's A Law Somewhere About That.

Stars

Law

Do Not Seek Revenge And Call It Justice.

Revenge

Justice

Tessa Gray

Kyle Want To Be A Rockstar. I Think Hes Working The One-name Thing. Like Rihanna." "i Have No Idea What You're Talking About.

Thinking

Talking

Names

Jace, There Is No Wedding! Stop Isabelle! Sit On Her If You Have To. Just Stop Her From Doing Whatever She's Doing Or I Can Never Come Home. -alec

Home

Jace

Ifs

The More Beautiful The Skin Is, The More Deadly It Is. That's What Will's Like. All That Pretty Face And Whatnot Just Hides How Twisted Up And Rotten He Is On The Inside.

Beautiful

Skins

Rotten

I Always Wanted To Be A Writer Since I Was Around 12 Years Old And I Wrote My First Book.

Book

Years

Firsts

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

Girl

Brother

Mean

Fine." Magnus Stood Up. "but," He Added, Pausing By Alec's Chair And Leaning In Close To Him, "you Are Not Trivial." Alec Flushed. "if You Say So," He Said. "i Say So," Said Magnus, And He Turned To Follow Isabelle Out Of The Room.

Rooms

Pausing

Chairs

They All Have Always Loved You, Will Herondale, For You Cannot Hide What Is Good About Yourself, However Hard You Try.

Trying

About Yourself

Always Loved You

His Blue Eyes Were Very Dark...will's Were The Colour Of The Sky Just On The Edge Of The Night.

Eye

Dark

Night

If You Run Into A Psychic Wall Face-first, Do You Wind Up With Psychic Bruises? -clary, Pg.239-

Running

Wall

Wind

If No One In The Entire World Cared About You, Did You Really Exist At All?

World

Ifs

Tessa Gray

To Love Is To Destroy, And That To Be Loved Is To Be The One Destroyed.

Love Is

Destruction

Destroyed

We Live And Breathe Words. .... It Was Books That Made Me Feel That Perhaps I Was Not Completely Alone. They Could Be Honest With Me, And I With Them. Reading Your Words, What You Wrote, How You Were Lonely Sometimes And Afraid, But Always Brave; The Way You Saw The World, Its Colors And Textures And Sounds, I Felt-i Felt The Way You Thought, Hoped, Felt, Dreamt. I Felt I Was Dreaming And Thinking And Feeling With You. I Dreamed What You Dreamed, Wanted What You Wanted-and Then I Realized That Truly I Just Wanted You

Love

Dream

Lonely

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

He Could Smell Her Morality, The Sweet Rot Of Corruption

Sweet

Smell

Morality

She'd Always Had Such Contempt For Mundanes, The Way All Shadowhunters Did--she'd Believed That They Were Soft, Stupid, Sheeplike In Their Complacency. Now She Wondered If All That Hatred Didn't Just Stem From The Fact That She Was Jealous. It Must Be Nice Not Worrying That Every Time One Of Your Family Members Walked Out The Door, They'd Never Come Back.

Nice

Stupid

Jealous

Clary Wondered How Many Boyfriends She'd Turned Into Rats By Accident. -clary To Isabelle, Pg.245-

Rats

Accidents

She Wondered Why She’d Ever Thought Trusting Someone Who Wore That Much Eyeliner Was A Good Idea.

Ideas

Eyeliner

Trusting Someone

I Get The Feeling You'd Rather Pine Over Someone You Can Never Possibly Be With Than Try Being With Someone You Can.

Feelings

Trying

I Can't Get Enough Adventure," Magnus Said Lightly. "and Adventure Cannot Get Enough Of Me.

Adventure

Enough

Said

Simon-but Werewolfs Don't Like Our Kind! Jordan-i Do. It's His Kind I Don't Like. They Think They're Better Than Everyone Else. Jace-no, I Think I'm Better Than Everybody Else. City Of Fallen Angels- Jace, Simon, And Jordan.

Angel

Thinking

Cities

He Is Bound To You,” Said The Queen. “but Does He Love You?

Queens

Love You

Doe

Indeed." Will Let His Cutlery Clatter Onto His Plate. "the Consul? Breaking Up Our Breakfast Time? Whatever Next? The Inquisitor Over For Tea? Picnics With The Silent Brothers?" "duck Pies In The Park," Said Jem Under His Breath, And He And Will Smiled At Each Other, Just A Flash, Before The Door Opened And The Consul Swept It.

Brother

Ducks

Pie

There's Plenty Of Sense In Nonsense Sometimes, If You Wish To Look For It.

Life

Wish

Looks

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

Care

Ifs

Will Herondale

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

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

Knowing Is Better Than Not Knowing. Every Time.

Knowing

Not Knowing

Do You Want To Go Back To Vienna?” He Said. Alec Didn’t Answer, Just Stared Into Space. “or We Could Go Somewhere Else,” Said Magnus. “anywhere You Want. Thailand, South Carolina, Brazil, Peru – Oh, Wait, No, I’m Banned From Peru. I’d Forgotten About That. It’s A Long Story, But Amusing If You Want To Hear It.

Somewhere Else

Space

Long

When I Went To Stay With I’m, He Asked Me For Something Of My Fathers To Make The Tracking Easier. I Gave Him The Morgenstern Ring. He Said He‘d Let Me Know If He Senses Valentine Anywhere In The City, But So Far He Hasn’t.” “maybe He Just Wanted Your Ring,” Clary Said. “he Sure Wears Lot Of Jewelry.

Father

Valentine

Cities

I'm Not So Sure About This Wind And Howling Darkness Business," Jace Went On, "smells More Like Landfill To Me. You Sure You're Not From Staten Island?

Islands

Wind

Smell

But I Will Never Have A Bride.

Brides

I Don't Know How To Live In The World As A Shadowhunter Without Will. I Don't Think I Even Want To. I Am Still A Parabatai, But My Other Half Is Gone.

Thinking

Gone

Half

It Is The Mundanes Who Look At Me And See Something They Do Not Understand—a Boy Who Is Not Quite White And Not Quite Foreign Either." "just As I Am Not Human, And Not Demon Either," Tessa Said Softly. His Eyes Softened. "you Are Human," He Said. "never Think You Are Not. I Have Seen You With Your Brother; I Know How You Care For Him. If You Can Feel Hope, Guilt, Sorrow, Love—then You Are Human.

Brother

Eye

Boys

Wherever We Are, We Are As One

Better Together

Jem Carstairs

Will Herondale

I See That You Are Working This Vampire Angle With Some Success. And Kudos. Lots Of Girls Love That Sensitive-undead Thing. But I'd Drop The Whole Musician Angle If I Were You. Vampire Rock Stars Are Played Out, And Besides, You Can't Possible Be Very Good.

Girl

Stars

Rocks

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

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

I Must Say, I Rather Like The Way You Manage Will.

Way

Manage

He Found Himself Wanting To Write Poetry About How Her Blue Eyes Were Like Starlight And Her Hair Like Night, Because "night" And "starlight" Rhymed, But He Had A Feeling The Poem Wouldn't Turn Out That Well.

Writing

Eye

Night

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

I Never Said That. I Just Didn't Correct You When You Were, You Know, Wrong. Anyway, I Just Saved You From Being Burned To Death, So I Figure You're Not Allowed To Be Mad." -jace

Mad

Jace

Figures

When You Find A Man You Wish To Marry, Tessa, Remember This: You Will Know What Kind Of Man He Is Not By The Things He Says, But By The Things He Does.

Character

Men

Wish

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

Iron

Cold

Said

You Don't Understand,' She Said, And There Was A Puzzling Trace Of Resentment In Her Voice. 'children Never Do. The Love A Parent Has For A Child, There's Nothing Else Like It. No Other Love So Consuming.

Children

Voice

Parent

No Matter What The Price Offered, No Downworlder Would Fail To Listen To A Warning Against One Of The Nephilim.

Nephilim

Warning

Matter

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

Men

Window

Said

Just Remember, When Your Mother’s Gnawing My Ankle Like A Furious Mama Bear Separated From Her Cum, I Did It For You.

Mother

Ankles

Mama

We Are Chained To This Life By A Chain Of Gold, And We Dare Not Sever It For Fear Of What Lies Beyond The Drop.

Lying

Gold

Immortality

I'm Trying To Figure Out How Someone Could Live In A Brothel For A Month And Not Notice. You Must Be Terribly Dull-witted." Tessa Glared. "if It Helps At All, It Seemed To Be Quite A High-class Establishment. Nicely Furnished, Fairly Clean..." "sounds As If You've Visited Your Fair Share Of Brothels," Tessa Said, Sourly. "making A Study Of Them?" "more Of A Hobby," Said Will, And Smiled Like A Bad Angel.

Angel

Class

Trying

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

That Might Be Nice, An Extra Pair Of Arms," Jace Said. "handy In A Fight." "not If They're Growing Out Of Your..." Dorothea Paused And Smiled, Not Without Malice. "neck.

Nice

Fighting

Growing

No' Is A Magical Word," He Told Her. "here's How It Goes. You Say, 'simon, I Have An Insane, Suicidal Plan. Would You Like To Help Me Carry It Out?' And I Say, "why, No.

Suicidal

Insane

Helping

Somehow He Managed To Look Cool Despite The Heat. It Made Clary Want To Smack Him.

Looks

Want

Heat

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

Instruments

Torture

Ragnor Fell

Your Life Is Yours To Live As You Choose.

Life Is

You Choose

I Am Brave," Will Said... "yes, You Are," Magnus Said, And Kissed Him. It Wasn't The Most Dramatic Kiss, But Will Failed His Free Arm As If A Bee Had Landed On Him; Magnus Had To Hope Camille Would Assume This Was Passion. When They Broke Apart, Will Looked Stunned. So Did Camille, For That Matter. ... Will Swung Sideways...he Dashed Across The Room, Retrieved It, And Tucked It Into Magnus's Waistcoat Pocket. Then, With A Wink At Camille That, Magnus Thought, God Alone Knew How She Would Interpret, He Sauntered Out Of The Room.

Passion

Kissing

Brave

Understanding Quotes: Their Essence and Application

Quotes, or quotations, are powerful tools in communication, encapsulating ideas, emotions, and wisdom in concise expressions. They serve various purposes across different contexts, from academic writing to everyday conversation.

1. Defining Quotes

A quote is a repetition of someone else's statement or thoughts. It can be a direct replication of words spoken or written by another individual, often used to support arguments, provide evidence, or convey profound insights.

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Quotes can encapsulate emotions and perspectives succinctly. They allow writers to express complex feelings or viewpoints through the words of others, often more eloquently than paraphrasing.

3. Types of Quotes

3.1. Direct Quotes

Direct quotes involve copying the exact words from a source, enclosed in quotation marks. They are used when the original wording is significant or particularly well-expressed.

3.2. Indirect Quotes (Paraphrasing)

Indirect quotes restate the original message in your own words. While not enclosed in quotation marks, they still require proper attribution to the original source.

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Block quotes are lengthy direct quotations, formatted as a separate block of text. They are typically used for quotes exceeding a certain length, varying by citation style. For instance, in APA style, quotes longer than 40 words are formatted as block quotes.

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Always attribute quotes to their original authors and provide proper citations according to the required style guide (APA, MLA, Chicago, etc.).

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5.3. Misquoting or Taking Out of Context

Ensure that quotes are accurate and not taken out of context, as this can mislead readers and undermine your credibility.

6. Quotes in Different Contexts

6.1. Academic Writing

In academic writing, quotes are used to support arguments, provide evidence, and engage with existing literature. Proper citation is crucial to avoid plagiarism.

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Journalists use quotes to provide firsthand accounts, add authenticity, and present multiple perspectives within a story.

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In literature, quotes can be used to convey character voices, themes, and stylistic elements. They enrich narratives and provide depth to storytelling.

7. Punctuation and Formatting

Understanding the correct punctuation and formatting of quotes is essential:

Quotation Marks: Always enclose direct quotes within quotation marks.

Punctuation Placement: In American English, periods and commas are placed inside quotation marks, while colons and semicolons are placed outside.

Block Quotes: For longer quotes, format them as block quotes without quotation marks, and indent the entire block.

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Conclusion

Quotes are invaluable in enriching content, providing evidence, and conveying complex ideas succinctly. When used appropriately, they enhance the quality and credibility of your writing. Always ensure relevance, proper integration, and ethical usage to maximize their impact.

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