Rage Flared Up In Tessa And She Considered Belting Woolsey With The Poker Whether He Came Near Her Or Not. He Had Moved Awfully Quickly While Fighting Will, Though, And She Didn’t Fancy Her Chances. “you Don’t Know James Carstairs. Don’t Speak About Him.” “love Him, Do You?” Woolsey Managed To Make It Sound Unpleasant. “but You Love Will, Too.” Tessa Froze. She Had Known That Magnus Knew Of Will’s Affection For Her, But The Idea That What She Felt For Him In Return Was Written Across Her Face Was Too Terrifying To Contemplate.

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Creating Characters Is Like Throwing Together Ingredients For A Recipe. I Take Characteristics I Like And Dislike In Real People I Know, Or Know Of, And Use Them To Embellish And Define Characters.

Real

Writing

Character

I Learned To Share Work With People Even When It Was In Its Rough Stages Without Worrying That They'd Be Filled With Scorn And Hatred. After All, I Can Read Their Rough Work Without Turning On Them Like A Wildebeest.

Worry

People

Hatred

That Though He Is Weak, He Can Still Burn.

Weak

Stills

A Sort Of Good-bye Without Saying Good-bye," He Said. "it Is A Reference To A Passage In The Bible. 'and Mizpah, For He Said, The Lord Watch Between Me And Thee When We Are Absent One From Another.

Bye

Watches

Lord

There Are Memories That Time Can't Erase, Clarissa. Ask Your Friend, Magnus Bane, If You Don't Believe Me. Forever Does Not Make Loss Forgettable. Only Bearable.

Memories

Believe

Loss

Watching Jace Hug Isabelle, She Tried To School Her Features Into A Happy And Loving Expression. "are You All Right?" Simon Asked, With Some Concern. "your Eyes Are Crossing.

School

Eye

Expression

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

But It Was Valentine. I Saw Him. In Fact, He Had The Sword With Him When He Came Down To The Cells And Taunted Me Through The Bars. It Was Like A Bad Movie, Except He Didn't Actually Twirl His Mustache. - Jace Wayland

Valentine

Cells

Mustache

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

Dear Alec & Magnus, It's Izzy. Got Your Card. Glad You're Having Fun. Nothing's Happening Here-clary's Mom Is Marrying Some Werewolf. I Think You Guys Should Get Married Too. I'm Thinking About Planing It. I Love Planing Parties. -isabelle

Mom

Fun

Party

Jem: I Know What You're Thinking. Tessa:i Don't Think You Do. You're Think, If They Call This Damp Nastiness Summer, What Must Winter Be Like? You'd Be Surprised. Winter's Actually Much The Same. It's Spring That's Really Lovely. Tessa:is It? Jem:no. It's Actually Quite Foggy And Wet As Well.

Summer

Spring

Winter

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

What Are All These?" Clary Asked. "vials Of Holy Water, Blessed Knives, Steel And Silver Blades," Jace Said, Piling The Weapons On The Floor Beside Him, "electrum Wire - Not Much Use At The Moment But It's Always Good To Have Spares - Silver Bullets, Charms Of Protetion, Crucifixes, Stars Of David-" "jesus," Said Clary "i Doubt He'd Fit." "jace." Clary Was Appalled.

Jesus

Stars

Blessed

The Truth Is That I Love Simon Like I Should Love You, And I Wish That He Was My Brother And You Weren't." - Clary

Brother

Love You

Wish

I'm A Werewolf, Not A Golden Retriever.

Golden Retrievers

Werewolf

Luke

You Cannot Save Every Fallen Bird," Said Woosley, Leaning Back Against The Wall And Crossing His Arms. "even The Handsome Ones." "one Will Do," Said Magnus, And, As Will Was No Longer Within His Sight, He Let The Front Door Fall Shut.

Wall

Fall

Sight

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

Isabelle: Do You Want Some Soup? Jace: No Isabelle: Do You Think Hodge Will Want Some Soup? Jace: No One Wants Soup Simon: I Want Some Soup! Jace: No, You Don't. You Just Want To Sleep With Isabelle

Sleep

Thinking

Soup

I Know There Are Monsters On This Earth,' Said Tessa. 'you Cannot Tell Me Otherwise. I Have Seen Them.

Monsters

Earth

Said

[jem] Looked From Will To Tessa And Raised His Silvery Eyebrows. "a Miracle," He Said. "you Got Him To Speak." "just To Shout At Me, Really," Said Tessa. "not Quite Loaves And Fishes.

Eyebrows

Miracle

Speak

I Am One Of The Clave. It's In My Blood And Bones. So Tell Me, If You're So Sure This Wasn't My Fault, Why Is It That The First Thought In My Mind When I Saw Abbadon Wasn't For My Fellow Warriors But For You?" His Other Hand Came Up; He Was Holding Her Face, Prisoned Between His Palms. "i Know-i Knew-alec Wasn't Acting Like Himself. I Knew Something Was Wrong. But All I Could Think About Was You.

Warrior

Thinking

Blood

He’s Very Pretty. For A Human.” “he’s Very Broken,” Said Magnus. “like A Lovely Vase That Someone Has Smashed. Only Luck And Skill Can Put It Back Together The Way It Was Before.

Skills

Broken

Lovely

By The Angel, Bridget’s Depressing,” Said Henry, Setting Down His Newspaper Directly On His Plate And Causing The Edge To Soak Through With Egg Yolk. Charlotte Opened Her Mouth As If To Object, And Closed It Again. “it’s All Heartbreak, Death And Unrequited Love.” “well, That Is What Most Songs Are About,” Said Will. “requited Love Is Nice, But It Doesn’t Make Much Of A Ballad.

Song

Depressing

Nice

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

Vacation

Opera

Tickets

Magic Is Dangerous- But Love Is More Dangerous Still

Love Is

Magic

Dangerous

There Are Some Mechanisms That Are So—so Broken That They Cannot Be Repaired.

Broken

Mechanism

There Is No One Religion, No One Truth And No Myth Lacks Meaning

Myth

And Of Course You Wouldn't Be Going Alone,' Will Said Impatiently. 'i Would Go With You. I Wouldn't Let Anything Happen To You.

Said

Courses

Happens

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.

Mother

Names

Different

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

Lying

Wake Up

Want

I Would Die For You. You Know That. I Would Die Without You. If It Were Not For You, I Would Be Dead A Hundred Times Over These Past Five Years.

Past

Years

Would Be

I Think Of Myself As A Freewheeling Bisexual,' - Magnus Bane

Bisexual

Thinking

Magnus Bane

If You're Really Tired, I Could Put You To Sleep," He Said. "tell You A Bedtime Story." She Looked At Him. "are You Serious?" "i'm Always Serious

Tired

Sleep

Stories

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 Have Mastered Many Things In My Life. Navigating The Streets Of London, Speaking French Without An Accent, Dancing The Quadrille, The Japanese Art Of Flower Arranging, Lying At Charades, Concealing A Highly Intoxicated State, Delighting Young Women With My Charms..." Tessa Stared. "alas," He Went On, "no One Has Ever Actually Referred To Me As 'the Master,' Or 'the Magister,' Either. More's The Pity.

Art

Lying

Flower

We Are One Now, Little Brother, You And I," Sebastian Said. "we Are One.

Brother

Littles

Said

She Turned Back To Jace. "do You Have To Be So-," She Began, But Stopped When She Saw His Face. It Looked Stripped Down, Oddly Vulnerable. "unpleasant?" He Finishes For Her. "only At Days When My Adoptive Mother Tosses Me Out Of The House With Instructions Never To Darken Her Door Again. Usually I'm Remarkably Good-natured. Try Me On Any Day That Doesn't End In Y.

Mother

Doors

House

Beauty Fades, But Cooking Is Eternal.

Cooking

Beauty Fades

Incomparable

Magnus Raised His Hands Above His Head And Clapped Once. The Room Flooded With Light. "you See? You Think That Would Be Possible Without Magic? "actually," Replied Simon, "it Is. If You Watched Infomercials You'd Know That.

Thinking

Light

Hands

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

Flirting

Trying

Open Minded

His Hands Slipped From His Throat, And He Crashed To The Ground Like A Tree Falling. "oh, Dear," Said Pangborn, Gazing At The Fallen Body Of His Comrade With Fastidious Distaste. "how Unpleasant.

Fall

Hands

Tree

You Don't Think I Can Fight." Tessa Said, Drawing Back And Matching His Silvery Gaze With Her Own. "because I'm A Girl." "i Don't Think You Can Fight Because You're Wearing A Wedding Dress", Said Jem. "for What It's Worth, I Don't Think Will Could Fight In That Dress Either." "perhaps Not," Said Will, Who Had Ears Like A Bat'a. "but I Would Make A Radiant Bride.

Girl

Fighting

Thinking

Jem Shook His Head. "you Bit De Quincey" He Said. "you Fool. He's A Vampire" "i Had No Choice" Said Will " He Was Choking Me" "i Know" Jem Said. " But Really Will, Again?

Choices

Vampire

Fool

And What Colour Do You Suppose The Inner Depths Of Your Soul Are, Will Herondale?' 'mauve,' Said Will.

Soul

Depth

Said

A Parabatai. Like He Was. And Jace Knew, Too, What That Faded Rune Meant: A Parabatai Whose Other Half Was Dead. He Felt His Sympathy Leap Toward Brother Zachariah, As He Imagined Himself Without Alec, With Only That Faded Rune To Remind Him Where Once He Had Been Bonded To Someone Who Knew All The Best And Worst Parts Of His Soul.

Brother

Soul

Half

There Was No Way Possible [the Queen] Could Have Done All Of The Things The Pamphleteers Claimed. The Crimes Were Too Gross, Too Immoral And Far Too Physically Challenging. Magnus Himself Had Never Attempted Half Of Them.

Queens

Challenges

Done

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

Life Is A Book And There Are A Thousand Pages I Have Not Yet Read.

Book

Pages

Life Is

Every Life Is Finite, Will.

Life Is

Finite

I Was Marked By A Very Cute Boy With Terrible Impulse Control. I Don't Remember Because I Was Basically Unconscious But Everyone Was Mad At Him When I Woke Up. The End, Love Clary.

Cute

Boys

Impulse Control

Let The Sky Rain Potatoes," Said A Musing Voice. "let It Thunder To The Tune Of Greensleeves.

Rain

Sky

Voice

If You Wanted To Rip My Clothes Off, You Should Have Asked." (jace Wayland)

Rip

Should Have

Clothes

I Would Write Light Entertainment Nonfiction Pieces During The Day, Then Come Home And Work On My Fantasy Fiction. It Was Very Difficult To Get Out Of The One Mindset And Into Another One.

Home

Writing

Light

Life Is A Book, And There Are A Thousand Pages I Have Not Read. I Would Read Them Together With You, As Many As I Can, Before I Die -" She Put Her Hand Against His Chest, Just Over His Heart, And Felt Its Beat Against Her Palm, A Unique Time Signature That Was All Its Own. "i Only Wish You Would Not Speak Of Dying," She Said. "but Even For That, Yes, I Know How You Are With Your Words, And, Will- I Love All Of Them. Every Word You Say. The Silly Ones, The Mad Ones, The Beautiful Ones, And The Ones That Are Only For Me. I Love Them, And I Love You.

Beautiful

Silly

Book

(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

It's A Coffee Cup." She Could Hear The Irritation In Her Own Voice. "i Know It's A Coffee Cup." "i Can't Wait Till You Draw Something Really Complicated, Like The Brooklyn Bridge Or A Lobster. You'll Probably Send Me A Singing Telegram.

Coffee

Irritation

Brooklyn Bridge

It’s Me,” He Said, And Cleared His Throat. “i Could Understand If You Didn’t Believe Me, But I Swear On The Angel, Iz, It’s Me.” Alec Said Nothing, But His Grip On Jace’s Hand Tightened. “you Don’t Need To Swear,” He Said, And With His Free Hand Touched The Parabatai Rune Near His Collarbone. “i Know. I Can Feel It. I Don’t Feel Like I’m Missing A Part Of Me Anymore.” “i Felt It Too.” Jace Took A Ragged Breath. “something Missing. I Felt It, Even With Sebastian, But I Didn’t Know What It Was I Was Missing. But It Was You. My Parabatai.

Believe

Angel

Hands

There Is No God, Not A God Who Would Create The Things I Saw

Saws

There Is No God

Sometimes When She Looks At Him That Way He Finds Himself Almost Blushing; A Feeling So Strange He Almost Doesn’t Recognize It. Jace Wayland Doesn’t Blush.

Feelings

Looks

Way

He Wants Her In His Bedroom. And Not In That Way — No Girl Has Ever Been In His Bedroom That Way. It Is His Private Space, His Sanctuary. But He Wants Clary There. He Wants Her To See Him, The Reality Of Him, Not The Image He Shows The World. He Wants To Lie Down On The Bed With Her And Have Her Curl Into Him. He Wants To Hold Her As She Breathes Softly Through The Night; To See Her As No One Else Sees Her: Vulnerable And Asleep. To See Her And To Be Seen.

Girl

Lying

Night

Look Well On This, My Son," Said The Green-skinned Man, "for One Day I Shall Rule A Clockwork Kingdom Of Such Beings, And You Shall Be Its Prince.

Son

Men

One Day

Fresh Is Better. But You've Never Drunk Fresh Blood. Have You?" Simon Raised His Eyebrow In Response. "well, Aside From Mine Of Course," Jace Said. "and I'm Pretty Sure My Blood Is Fan-tastic.

Blood

Eyebrows

Drunk

Always Ask For What You Want, Because The Worst Thing That Can Happen Is Embarrassment But The Best Thing That Can Happen Is Nudity.

Want

Nudity

Embarrassment

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

Magnus Sighed. "alexander, I've Been Alive For Hundreds Of Years. I've Been With Men, Been With Women - With Faeries And Warlocks And Vampires, And Even A Djinn Or Two." He Looked Sideways At Maryse, Who Looked Mildly Horrified. "too Much Information?

Men

Years

Two

I Told You Before, Jem, That You Would Not Leave Me. And You Are Still With Me. When I Breathe, I Will Think Of You, For Without You I Would Have Been Dead Years Ago. When I Wake Up And When I Sleep, When I Lift Up My Hands To Defend Myself Or When I Lie Down To Die, You Will Be With Me. You Say We Are Born And Born Again. I Say There Is A River That Divides The Dead And The Living. What I Do Know Is That If We Are Born Again, I Will Meet You In Another Life, And If There Is A River, You Will Wait On The Shores For Me To Come To You, So That We Can Cross Together.

Lying

Princess

Sleep

No. It Is Said That The Nephilim Are The Children Of Men And Angels. All That This Angelic Heritage Has Given To Us Is A Longer Distance To Fall.

Children

Distance

Fall

“ Turned You Gay?” She Sounded Incredulous. “ Alec, You Didn’ T Tell Me Gay?” She Sounded Incredulous. “ Alec, You Didn’ T Tell Me That.” “ I Hope You Told Him You Were Bitten By A Gay Spider,” Said Simon.

Gay

Spiders

Lost Souls

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

Guy

Say Anything

Sense Of Humor

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

War

Blood

Play

You’re Seventeen,” Magnus Said. “you Can’t Have Wasted A Life You’ve Barely Lived.

Magnus Bane

Said

Seventeen

Lightwoods,” Magnus Said. “they Always Have To Have The Last Word.

Lasts

Magnus Bane

Said

Who Ever Said The World Was Fair?

World

Said

Unfairness

Why Is It, Little Shadowhunter, That Your Angels Are So Cold And Without Mercy? Why Do They Break That Which Will Not Obey Them?

Angel

Littles

Cold

Piano Keys Jangled As He Got To His Feet. "our Own Sleeping Beauty. Who Finally Kissed You Awake?" "nobody. I Woke Up On My Own." "was There Anyone With You?

Sleep

Keys

Piano

It Is Always Better To Live The Truth Than To Live A Lie. And That Lie Would Have Kept Him Alone Forever. He May Have Had Nearly Nothing For 5 Years, But Now He Can Have Everything. A Boy Who Looks Like That... Magnus.

Lying

Boys

Years

The Surface Of The Pond Was Green With Fallen Leaves. "how Could You Have Been Happy There? I Know What You Thought, But Valentine Was A Terrible Father. He Killed Your Pets, Lied To You, And I Know He Hit You- Don't Even Try To Pretend He Didn't." A Flicker Of A Smile Ghosted Across Jace's Face. "only On Alternate Thursdays.

Father

Valentine

Pet

Ragnor [was] Always Happy To See Chaos, But Not Be Involved In It.

Chaos

Always Happy

Involved

Simon-"from Now On I Will Only Adress People By Nodding At Them." Clary-"that's Stupid Why Would You Do That?" Simon-"because It Says That 'i Am A Badass, And I Recognive That You Too, Are A Badass

Badass

Stupid

People

Clary?” Jace Tilted His Head To The Side, Studying Her Face. “you Do—you Still Love Me, Don’t You?” “i Love Jace Lightwood,” She Said. “i Don’t Know Who You Are.

Faces

Sides

Study

Magnus Had Often Thought Of Getting A Pet, But He Had Never Considered Acquiring A Sullen Teenage Vampire. Once Raphael Was Gone, He Thought, He Was Getting A Cat. And He Would Always Throw His Cat A Birthday Party.

Teenage

Party

Cat

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

You're All He Ever Wants.

Want

Maybe I Want A Black Eye. Did You Think Of That?

Eye

Thinking

Black

Some People Value Sentiments Over Diamonds.

People

Diamond

Sentiments

Hi, I'm One Of The Knife-carrying Hooligans You Met Last Night In Pandemonium? I'm Afraid I Made A Bad Impression And Was Hoping You'd Give Me A Chance To Make It Up To-" "simon!

Night

Knives

Giving

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

Love You

Feelings

Gone

Is He Dead?" He Inquired. "he Looks Dead." "no," Snapped Maryse. "he's Not Dead." "have You Checked? I Could Kick Him If You Want.

Looks

Want

Kicks

Romanian? That's Impressive," Said Jace. "not Many People Speak It." "do You?" Sebastian Asked With Interest. "not Really," Jace Said With A Smile So Disarming Simon Knew He Was Lying. "my Romanian Is Pretty Much Limited To Useful Phrases Like, 'are These Snakes Poisonous?' And 'but You Look Much Too Young To Be A Police Officer.

Lying

Snakes

People

I Have Lost Everything. Lost Everything. Everything. - William Herondale

Lost Everything

Lost

Clockwork Angel

You Cannot Save Every Fallen Bird," Said Woolsey. "one Will Do," Said Magnus.

Bird

Said

Fallen

Is Your Inner Vampire Different From Your...outer Vampire?" "definitely. He Wants Me To Wear Midriff-baring Shirts And A Fedora." "so Your Inner Vampire Is Magnus?

Vampire

Different

Want

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

Country

Switzerland

Germany

We Are Responsible For Protecting Tessa!

Responsible

Now That I'm In Your Mind, Want To See Some Naked Mental Pictures Of Jace?

Mind

Naked

Want

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

Brother

Eye

Years

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

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

Alec," Magnus Said. He Put A Hand On His Boyfriend’s Shoulder; Alec Was Standing Still, Staring Angrily At The Floor. "are You Okay?" Alec Looked At Him. "who Are You Again?" Magnus Gave A Little Gasp; He Looked — For The First Time Simon Could Remember — Actually Unnerved. It Lasted Only A Moment, But It Was There. "alexander," He Said. "too Soon To Joke About The Happy Memory Thing, I Take It," Alec Said.

Memories

Hands

Littles

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

You Live In My Head All The Time.

Fray

Clary Fray

Stop It." Isabelle Tapped A Booted Foot In The Shallow Water At The Lake's Edge. "both Of You. In Fact, All Three Of You. If We Don't Stick Together In The Seelie Court, We're Dead." "but I Haven't-," Clary Started. "maybe You Haven't, But The Way You Let Those Two Act..." Isabelle Indicated The Boys With A Disdainful Wave Of Her Hand. "i Can't Tell Them What To Do!" "why Not?" The Other Girl Demanded. "honestly, Clary, If You Don't Start Utilizing A Bit Of Your Natural Feminine Superiority, I Just Don't Know What I'll Do With You.

Girl

Boys

Lakes

They Both Believed In Her Even When She Didn’t Believe In Herself.

Believe

We Cant Go Around Picking Up Every Pile Of Dust In The Place Just In Case It Turns Out To Be Gregor In The Morning." -pg.242-

Morning

Dust

Cases

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

Angel

Gideon

Looks

Mundanes Who Involve Themselves In Things They Know Nothing About Are Likely To Meet Unpleasant Endings.

Knows

We Are Ever Capable Of Change And Ever Capable Of Being Our Better Selves

Self

Capable

He Took Her By The Shoulders And Pulled Her Closer To Him, His Fingers Knotting In The Fabric Of Her Dress. Even More Than In The Attic, She Felt Caught In The Eddy Of A Powerful Wave That Threatened To Pull Her Over And Under, To Crush And Break Her, To Wear Her Down To Softness As The Sea Might Wear Down A Piece Of Glass.

Crush

Powerful

Glasses

You Have A Dark Heart In You, Valentine’s Daughter,” He Said. “you Just Won’t Admit It. And If You Want Jace, You Had Better Accept It. Because He Belongs To Me Now.

Daughter

Valentine

Heart

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

He Wanted To Make Her Laugh. He Wanted To Sit And Listen To Her Talk About Books Until His Ears Fell Off. But All These Were Things He Could Not Want, Because They Were Things He Could Not Have, And Wanting What You Could Not Have Led To Misery And Madness.

Book

Laughing

Ears

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

Adventure

Enough

Said

It's Not Gray," Clary Felt Compelled To Point Out. "it's Green." "if There Was Such A Thing As Terminal Literalism, You'd Have Died In Childhood," Said Jace.

Childhood

Green

Jace

There Is No Cure For Fictional Character Love, But The Plus Side Is That It Is An Entirely Benign Disease With No Bad Side Effects.

Character

Disease

Sides

Nothing Less Than 7 Inches.

Inches

Innuendo

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

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

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

Will Rolled Up His Sleeves. "we'll Probably Have To Knock Down The Door--" "or," Said Jem, Reaching Out And Giving The Knob A Twist, "not." The Door Swung Open Onto A Rectangle Of Darkness. "now, That's Simply Laziness," Said Will.

Doors

Giving

Darkness

Everyone Has Choices To Make; No One Has The Right To Take Those Choices Away From Us. Not Even Out Of Love.

Choices

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

It Would Be One Thing If I Had Been Cursed So That Everyone I Loved Would Die," Said Will. "i Could Keep Myself From Loving. To Keep Others From Caring For Me--it Is An Odd, Exhausting Procedure.

Caring

Would Be

Odd

Parabatai" Said Jace. "it Means A Pair Of Warriors Who Fight Together - Who Are Closer Than Brothers. Alec Is More Than Justmy Best Friend.

Best Friend

Brother

Mean

She Turned And Looked At Him. "ducks?" She Said Again. A Smile Tugged The Edge Of His Mouth. "i Hate Ducks. Don't Know Why. I Just Always Have.

Hate

Ducks

Mouths

One Must Look At The Next Step On The Path Ahead, Rather Than The Mountain In The Distance, Or One Would Never Reach One's Goal.

Distance

Goal

Mountain

When You Love Someone, You Don't Have A Choice. Love Takes Your Choices Away. - Clary Fray

Choices

When You Love Someone

Fray

With His Customary Crooked Smile, “are Just Too Unlikely To Dwell Upon.

Fallen Angels

Unlikely

Crooked Smiles

There Is That. I Might Have Better Luck Telling Him I’m In Love With Him. Jace Thinks Everyone’s In Love With Him Anyway.” “but I,” Said Clary, “actually Am.

Thinking

Luck

Might

I Am Sorry," Will Said. "no," Jem Said... "don't Be Ordinary Like That. Don't Say You're Sorry.

Sorry

Ordinary

Said

What Did Isabelle Want?" Jace Asked. Alec Hesitated. "isabelle Says The Queen Of The Seelie Court Has Requested An Audience With Us." "sure," Said Magnus. "and Madonna Wants Me As A Backup Dancer On Her Next World Tour.

Queens

Dancer

World

Well, I'd Certainly Hate To Interrupt Your Pleasant Night Stroll With My Sudden Death." He Blinked. "there Is A Fine Line Between Sarcasm And Outright Hostility, And You Seem To Have Crossed It. What's Up?

Hate

Sarcasm

Night

He Put His Arms About Himself As If He Were Cold. "i Do Not Know Who To Be Without Him.

Arms

Cold

Ifs

Change Is No Loss, Will. Not Always.

Loss

She Looked Up At Him With A Smile. The Smile Broke What Was Left Of His Resistance--shattered It. He Had Let The Walls Down When He'd Thought She Was Gone, And There Was No Time To Build Them Back Up.

Wall

Gone

Resistance

By The Time Alec Came Back Into The Training Room, Jace Was Lying On The Floor, Envisioning Lines Of Dancing Girls In An Effort To Ignore The Pain In His Wrists. It Wasn’t Working. ~pg. 317~

Girl

Pain

Lying

You Left Me. You Made A Pet Out Of Me, And Then You Left Me. If Love Were Food, I Would Have Starved On The Bones You Gave Me.

Pet

Bones

You Left Me

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

Want

Demon

Said

My Boyfriend Always Says That If It Weren't For Him I'd Probably Get Rid Of My Apartment And Live Nowhere, And He's Right.

My Boyfriend

Apartment

Ifs

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

Life

Wish

Looks

Do Not Regret Too Much The Choices You Have Made In The Past, Gabriel," She Said, Aware That She Was Using His Christian Name, But Not Able To Help It. "only Make The Right Ones In The Future. We Are Ever Capable Of Change And Ever Capable Of Being Our Better Selves.

Christian

Regret

Past

There Is Nothing Quite Like The Moral Absolutism Of The Young." -hodge

Moral Absolutism

Absolutism

Moral

Goodness, My Nose Is Enormous,' She Exclaimed. 'why Didn't Anyone Tell Me?

Noses

Goodness

Enormous

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

Boss

Fallen Angels

Jace

It Was Eric's Voice Not Simon's, On The Recorded Message. “ladies, Ladies ” He Said. Though It Was The Millionth Time She’d Heard The Recording, Clary Couldn't Help Rolling Her Eyes. “if You've Reached This Message That Means Our Boy Simon Is Out Partying. But Please Don’t Fight Among Yourselves. There’s Always Enough Simon To Go Around.” There Was A Muffled Yell, Some Laughter, And Then The Long Sound Of The Beep.

Laughter

Party

Mean

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

And He Understands. He Understands Why People Hold Hands: He’d Always Thought It Was About Possessiveness, Saying This Is Mine. But It’s About Maintaining Contact. It Is About Speaking Without Words. It Is About I Want You With Me And Don’t Go.

Hands

People

Want

My Shoulder Will Never Be The Same. I Expect You To Nurse Me Back To Health." - City Of Bones (said By Jace Wayland)

Cities

Nurse

Bones

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

Light Like Thin Grey Soup Seeped Through The Windows. The Door Opened And Mrs. Dark Came In, Followed By Her Sister, Who Had No Head, Only The White Bone Of Her Spine Protruding From Her Raggedly Severed Neck.

Dark

Light

Doors

Was It Weird Hearing From Jace?" Asked Simon, His Voice Carefully Neutral. "i Mean, Since You Found Out..." His Voice Trailed Off. Yes?"said Clary, Her Voice Sharply Edged. "since I Found Out What? That He's A Killer Transvestite Who Molests Cats?" No Wonder That Cat Of His Hates Everyone." Oh, Shut Up, Simon," Clary Said Crossly.

Hate

Mean

Cat

There Are Some Kinds Of Wounds You Can Get, Internal Injuries. You Don't Know What's Wrong With You, But You're Bleeding To Death Slowly Inside.

Bleeding

Kind

Injury

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

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

Fall

Hands

Moved

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

Book

Reading

Hands

With God On Your Side, What Does Luck Matter?

Your Side

Luck

Doe

You Can’t Just Keep Grabbing At Me Every Time You See Me. It’s Not A Substitute For Actually Talking.

Talking

Substitutes

Grabbing

Perhaps Not," Said Will, Who Had Ears Like A Bat's. "but I Would Make A Radiant Bride.

Princess

Bats

Ears

That's Another Thing," She Said. "you No Longer Need Other People In Your Life Once You Have Found Your True Love. No Wonder Magnus Feels He Cannot Open Up To You, When You Rely So Heavily Upon These Other People. When Love Is True, You Should Meet Each Other People. When Love Is True, You Should Meet Each Other's Every Desire, Every Need - A Re You Listening, Young A Lexander? For My Advice Is Precious, And Not Given Often.

Love Is

People

Advice

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

Lost Souls

Said

City Of Lost Souls

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

Look On The Bright Side," Said Simon, "if They Need A Human Sacrifice, You Can Always Offer Me. I'm Not Sure The Rest Of You Qualify Anyway.

Optimistic

Sacrifice

Needs

Get Over Here. Sheldon's Had An Idea." "who's Sheldon?", Said Isabelle.

Ideas

Lost Souls

Said

I Was Joking With Isabelle About Vampires Right Before It Happened. Just Trying To Make Her Laugh, You Know? What Freaks Out Jewish Vanpires? Silver Stars Of David? Chopped Liver? Check For Eighteen Dollars?

Stars

Laughing

Trying

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

Queens

Doe

Hello

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

You’re In My Bones And My Blood And My Heart,” He Said. “i’d Have To Tear Myself Open To Let You Go.

Heart

Blood

Tears

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

Kissing Simon Was Pleasant. It Was A Gentle Sort Of Pleasant, Like Lying In A Hammock On A Summer Day With A Book And A Glass Of Lemonade

Summer

Lying

Book

Did You Like It?" He Said. "i Could Have Given You...jewelry, But I Wanted It To Be Something That Was Wholly Yours. That No One Else Would Hear Or Own. And I Am Not Good With Words, So I Wrote How I Felt About You In Music." He Paused. "did You Like It?

Jewelry

You Like It

Said

Looking At Her, He Was In London Again. He Saw The Gaslight And Smelled The Smoke And Dirt And Horses, The Metallic Tang Of Fog, The Flowers In Kew Gardens. He Saw A Boy With Black Hair And Blue Eyes Like Alec's. A Girl With Long Brown Curls And A Serious Face. In A World Where Everything Went Away From Him Eventually, She Was One Of The Few Remaining Constants.

Girl

Horse

Flower

Like Letting Spiders Live Because They Eat Mosquitoes, Clary Thought. "so They're Good Enough To Let Live, Good Enough To Make Your Food For You, Good Enough To Flirt With-but Not Really Good Enough? I Mean, Not As Good As People.

Mean

Flirting

People

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

Everything That Happens To You Matters To Me.

Matter

Jace

Happens

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

You Can't Raise A Child To Believe The Opposite Of What You Do.

Children

Believe

Opposites

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

Garden

People

Pits

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

Half

Married

Century

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

Matching

Bonding

Haircuts

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

Love You

Wanted

Asks

I Fell In Love With You," He Said, "because You Were One Of The Bravest People I'd Ever Known. So How Could I Ask You To Stop Being Brave Just Because I Loved You?" He Ran His Hands Through His Hair, Making It Stick Up In Loops And Curls That Clary Ached To Smooth Down. "you Came For Me," He Said. "you Saved Me When Almost Everyone Else Had Given Up, And Even The People Who Hadn't Given Up Didn't Know What To Do. You Think I Don't Know What You Went Through?

Love You

Thinking

Hair

Life Is Full Of Risks. Death Is Much Simpler.

Risk

Life Is

Well, I'm Certainly Not Ragnor Fell The Exotic Dancer.

Dancer

Exotic

Magnus Bane

How Generous The Universe Could Be, When He Wanted To Be!

Wanted

Universe

Generous

Even In Half Demon Hunter Clothes, Clary Thought, He Looked Like The Kind Of Boy Who'd Come Over Your House To Pick You Up For A Date And Be Polite To Your Parents And Nice To Your Pets. Jace On The Other Hand, Looked Like The Kind Of Boy Who'd Come Over Your House And Burn It Down Just For Kicks.

Nice

Boys

Hands

Shadowhunters Were Brought Up To Handle Anything, Weren't They?

Shadowhunters

Handle

Tessa Knows Will,” Protested Charlotte. “she Trusts Will.” “iwouldn’t Go That Far,” Muttered Tessa.

Charlotte

Knows

Will Herondale

I Could Point Out That That's Not A Dress, That's Underwear, But I Doubt It Would Be In My Best Interest." "need I Remind You," Said Sebastian, "that That Is My Sister?" "most Brother's Would Be Delighted To See Such A Clean-cut Gentleman As Myself Squiring Their Sister's About Town.

Brother

Cutting

Gentleman

Maybe He's Lonely. Sebastian Can't Be The Greatest Company." "we Don't Know That. He Could Be Absolutely Fantastic At Scrabble," Said Magnus.

Lonely

Scrabble

Fantastic

Why Did He Kiss You?" She Said.

Kissing

Said

I Think He’s Handling It With Grace. A Lot Of Teenage Boys Would Sulk, Or Lurk Around Under Your Window With A Boom Box.

Teenage

Boys

Thinking

You’re My Sister,” He Said Finally. “my Sister, My Blood, My Family. I Should Want To Protect You”—he Laughed Soundlessly And Without Any Humor—“to Protect You From The Sort Of Boys Who Want To Do With You Exactly What I Want To Do.

Boys

Blood

Want

Clary: "he Wanted Me To Come With Him. To Join Him And Sebastain. I Guess He Wants Their Evil Little Duo To Be A Little Evil Trio." She Shrugged. "maybe He's Lonely. Sebastian Cant Be The Greatest Company. Magnus: We Don't Know That. He Could Be Absolutely Fantastic At Scrabble.

Lonely

Evil

Scrabble

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

The First One Is Always The Hardest," He Said. "the First?" "the First One You Love Who Dies," He Said. "it Gets Easier, After.

Firsts

One You Love

Easier

Do Reasons Matter When There's Nothing That Can Be Done To Change Things.

Done

Matter

Reason

Will Had Laid Down His Heart For Her And Jem To Walk Upon Because He Loved Them More Than He Loved Himself

Heart

Jem

Walks

What Happened To You?” Jace Looked Affronted. “what Happened To Me?” Alec Shook Him, Not Lightly. “you Said You Were Going For A Walk! What Kind Of Walk Takes Six Hours?” “a Long One?” Jace Suggested.

Long

Six

Kind

Dreams Can Be Dangerous Things.

Dream

Dangerous

Dangerous Things

I Always Thought That Eventually There Would Be A Moment Where I Realized That I Had Practiced Enough And Now I Was Ready To Be A Professional Writer. Then I Befriended A Number Of Successful Professional Writers And Realized That None Of Them Ever Felt Ready. After That I Decided I Might As Well Stop Waiting To Feel Ready And Just Get Started.

Successful

Numbers

Waiting

Staring At Him The Way She Might Stare At A Beloved Place She Was Not Sure She Would Ever See Again, Trying To Commit The Details To Memory, To Paint Them On The Backs Of Her Eyelids That She Might See It When She Shut Her Eyes To Sleep.

Memories

Sleep

Eye

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.

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

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