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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.

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What I Do Know

Cassandra Clare

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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.

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Astriola. That Is Demon Pox. You Had Evidence That Demon Pox Existed And You Didnt Mention It To Me! Et Tu, Brute!' He Rolled Up The Paper And Hit Jem Over The Head With It.

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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.

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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?

Our Own Sleeping Beauty. Who Finally Kissed You Awake?

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You Know," Gabriel Said, "there Was A Time I Thought We Could Be Friends, Will." "there Was A Time I Thought I Was A Ferret," Will Said, "but That Turned Out To Be The Opium Haze. Did You Know It Had That Effect? Because I Didn't.

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

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Shutting Your Eyes And Pretending Something's Not Happening Doesn't Make It Not True, Jace.

[magnus] Reminded Himself Of His Manners, And Bowed. "charmed," He Said. "or Whatever Effect Would Please You Best, I'm Sure.

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?

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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?

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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.

You Could Have Had Anything Else In The World, And You Asked For Me." She Smiled Up At Him. Filthy As He Was, Covered In Blood And Dirt, He Was The Most Beautiful Thing She'd Ever Seen. "but I Don't Want Anything Else In The World.

One Does Silly Things When One Is Twelve.

You Can Only Push The Truth Down For So Long, And Then It Bubbles Back Up.

Then I'll Come,' Said Tessa, 'i've Never Been On A Train.' Will Threw Up His Hands. 'that's It? You're Coming Because You've Never Been On A Train Before?' 'yes.

It's My Special Magical Power. I Can Read Your Mind When You're Thinking Dirty Thoughts." "so, Ninety-five Percent Of The Time." She Craned Her Head Back To Look Up At Him. "ninety-five Percent? What's The Other Five Percent?" "oh, You Know, The Usual--demons I Might Kill, Runes I Need To Learn, People Who've Annoyed Me Recently, People Who've Annoyed Me Not So Recently, Ducks." "ducks?

Love Takes Your Choices Away.

Tessa Poked At Her Left Incisor With Her Tongue. It Was Flat Again, An Ordinary Tooth. "i Don't Understand What Makes Them Come Out Like That!" "hunger," Said Jem. "were You Think About Blood?" "no." "were You Thinking About Eating Me?" Will Inquired. "no!" "no One Would Blame You," Said Jem. "he's Very Annoying.

Our Hearts, They Need A Mirror, Tessa. We See Our Better Selves In The Eyes Of Those Who Love Us.

Being A Silent Brother Is Life, Clary Fray. But If You Mean I Remember My Life Before The Brotherhood, I Do. Clary Took A Deep Breath. “were You Ever In Love? Before The Brotherhood? Was There Ever Anyone You Would Have Died For?” There Was A Long Silence. Then: Two People, Said Brother Zachariah. There Are Memories That Time Does Not Erase, Clarissa. Ask Your Friend Magnus Bane, If You Do Not Believe Me. Forever Does Not Make Loss Forgettable, Only Bearable.

Just Like An Alley In New York -like Every Alley In The World, Apparently- It Smelled Like Cat Pee.

Isabelle Looked At Him Thoughtfully. "did You Seriously Jump Thirty Feet Out Of A Malachi Configuration? Did He, Alec?" "he Did," Alec Confirmed. "i've Never Seen Anything Like It." "i've Never Seen Anything Like This." Jace Lifted A Ten-inch Dagger From The Floor. One Of Isabelle's Pink Brassiers Was Spread On The Wickedly Sharp Tip. Isabelle Snached It Off, Scowling.

Every Memory Was Valuable; Even The Bad Ones.

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.

Perhaps, But You Would Not Exist Without A Woman, Would You? However Little Use You May Find Us, We Are Cleverer And More Determined And More Patient Than Men. Men May Be Stronger, But It Is Women Who Endure.

Being Remembered, And Remembered So Kindly, Touched Him More Than He Would Have Thought Possible.

Will Looked Up In Apparent Relief When Charlotte And Tessa Came In. "will," Charlotte Said, "you Remember Miss Gray?" "my Recollection Of Her," Said Will, "is Most Vivid Indeed.

I Want To Kiss You One More Time Before I Die.

If You Do Not Intend To Help Us," She Said, "then Leave This House. Dawn Is Coming." "i Am Not A Vampire." Magnus Said. "i Shall Not Disappear With The Light" "you Will If I Kill You Before The Sun Comes Up.

I've Never Seen Anyone Get So Excited Over Books Before. You'd Think They Were Diamonds.

He Always Lived In His Head. He Never Cared About How Things Were, Only How They Would Be, Someday, When He Had Everything He Wanted. When We Had Everything We Wanted.

Hello," Magnus Said To The Monkey. The Monkey Did Not Reply. "i Shall Call You Ragnor.

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

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

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

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.

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.

Don't Order Any Of The Faerie Food," Said Jace, Looking At Her Over The Top Of His Menu. "it Tends To Make Humans A Little Crazy. One Minute You're Munching A Faerie Plum, The Next Minute You're Running Naked Down Madison Avenue With Antlers On Your Head. Not," He Added Hastily, "that This Has Ever Happened To Me.

Hugo Is A Raven,and, As Such He Knows Many Things. I, Meanwhile, Am Hodge Starkweathe, A Professor Of History, As Such, I Do Not Know Nearly Enough.

You Invited Him Into Bed?" Simon Demanded, Looking Shaken. "ridiculous, Isn't It?" Said Jace. "we Would Never Have All Fit.

There Is No Pretending," Jace Said With Absolute Clarity. "i Love You, And I Will Love You Until I Die, And If There Is Life After That, I'll Love You Then.

I Stabbed You. With A Massive Sword. You Caught On Fire." His Lips Twitched, Almost Imperceptibly. "okay, So Maybe Our Problems Aren't Like Other Couples.

Meanwhile, Will Had Begun Cutting His Toast Into Strips And Was Making Rude Pictographs Out Of Them. Oh, That Looks Rather Like A ...- , Jem Began.

No, The Last Thing She Cared About Was Whether People Were Staring At The Boy And Girl Kissing By The River, As London, It's Cities And Towers And Churches And Bridges And Streets, Circled All About Them Like The Memory Of A Dream. And If The Thames That Ran Beside Them, Sure And Silver In The Afternoon Light, Recalled A Night Long Ago When The Moon Shone As Brightly As A Shilling On This Same Boy And Girl, Or If The Stones Of Blackfriars Knew The Tread Of Their Feet And Thought To Themselves: At Last, The Wheel Comes To A Full Circle, They Kept Their Silence.

The Horse Grunted Softly. He Had Huge Teeth, Clary Noticed Uneasily; Each One The Size Of A Pez Dispenser. She Imagined Those Teeth Sinking Into Her Leg And Thought Of All The Girls She'd Known In Middle School Who'd Wanted Ponies Of Their Own. She Wondered If They Were Insane.

Come In. And Try Not To Murder Any Of My Guests.

You Have Something On Your Neck. What Looks Like A Bite Mark, What Were You Doing Out All Night, Anyway? Nothing. I Went Walking In The Park. Tried To Clear My Head. And Ran Into A Vampire What? No! I Fell. On Your Neck?

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

She Looked Out Then, Through The Crowd, And Saw Simon With The Lightwoods, Looking At Her Across The Empty Space That Separated Them. It Was The Same Way That Jace Had Looked At Her At The Manor. It Was The One Thread That Bound These Two Boys That She Loved So Much, She Thought, Their One Commonality: They Both Believed In Her Even When She Didn't Believe In Herself.

You Speak Of Sacrifice, But It Is Not My Sacrifice I Offer. It Is Yours I Ask Of You," He Went On. "i Can Offer You My Life, But It Is A Short Life; I Can Offer You My Heart, Though I Have No Idea How Many More Beats It Shall Sustain. But I Love You Enough To Hope That You Will Not Care That I Am Being Selfish In Trying To Make The Rest Of My Life--whatever Its Length--happy, By Spending It With You. I Want To Be Married To You, Tessa. I Want It More Than I Have Ever Wanted Anything Else In My Life.

Will Tossed His Apple Core Into The Air, At The Same Time Drawing A Knife From His Belt And Throwing It. The Knife And The Apple Scaled Across The Room Together, Somehow Managing To Stick Into The Wall Just Beside Gabriel's Head, The Knife Driven Cleanly Through The Core And Into The Wood. "say That Again," Said Will. "and I'll Darken Your Daylights For You.

Now This Is Really Going To Impress Valentine." "i Don't Know," Clary Said. "other Crack Teams Get Bat Boomerangs And Wall-crawling Powers; We Get The Aquatruck." "if You Don't Like It, Nephilim," Came Magnus's Voice, Faintly, From The Truck Cab, "you're Welcome To See If You Can Walk On The Water.

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.

Tessa: "a Little Girl Robbed You?" Will: "actually, She Wasn't A Little Girl At All, As It Turns Out, But A Midget In A Dress With A Penchant For Violence, Who Goes By The Name Six-fingered Nigel." Jem:"easy Mistake To Make." (later) Will: "i Want To Be Back Before Dark. I Have An Assignation In Soho This Evening With A Certain Attractive Someone" Tessa: “goodness, If You Keep Seeing Six-fingered Nigel Like This, He'll Expect You To Declare Your Intentions.

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

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

Worth Fighting For

I Am Nothing If Not Gracious," Will Said. His Eyes Searched Jem's Face, That Face As Familiar To Him As His Own. "and Determined. You Will Not Leave Me. Not While I Live.

Alec's Trying To Get Magnus To Take Him Seriously, But He's Never Told Our Parents About Magnus, Or Even That He Likes, You Know -" "warlocks ?" Simon Said.

There Were Some Feelings You Never Forgot.

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

I Was Thinking About The First Time I Ever Saw You And How After That I Couldn't Forget You. I Wanted To, But I Couldn't Stop Myself.

It Was Books That Made Me Feel That Perhaps I Was Not Completely Alone. They Could Be Honest With Me, And I With Them.

Love At First Sight

It Would Hardly Benefit Me To Hold Anything Back Unnecessarily, When I Know What I'm Asking. For You To Find A Needle In--god, Not Even A Haystack. A Needle In A Tower Full Of Other Needles.

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

What Is One Person's Pleasure Is Another's Poison.

He's Not In A Very Good Mood," Said Luke, Pausing In Front Of A Closed Door. "i Shut Him Up In Freaky Pete's Office After He Nearly Killed Half My Pack With His Bare Hands. He Wouldn't Talk To Me, So"—luke Shrugged—"i Thought Of You." He Looked From Clary's Baffled Face To Simon's. "what?" "i Can't Believe He Came Here," Clary Said. "i Can't Believe You Know Someone Named Freaky Pete," Said Simon. "i Know A Lot Of People," Said Luke. "not That Freaky Pete Is Strictly People, But I'm Hardly One To Talk.

He Found Himself Looking Into Many Faces For Potentional Love, And Seeing Many People As Shining Vessels Of Possibility. Perhaps This Time There Would Be That Indefinable Something That Sent Hungry Hearts Roving, Longing And Searching For Something, They Knew Not What, And Yet Could Not Give Up The Quest.

Where Is Your Angel Now?

It Means 'shadowhunters: Looking Better In Black Than The Widows Of Our Enemies Since 1234'.

I've Heard The Word 'fear'. I Simply Choose To Believe It Doesn't Apply To Me.

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

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.

I Can't Believe He Didn't Have The Dignity And Presence Of Mind Just To Get Drunk And Pass Out In Some Gutter," Said Jace. "i Must Say, I'm Disappointed In The Little Fellow.

Presence Of Mind

Dios," He Said, Addressing Himself To Jace. "what Happened To You, Brother? You Look As If A Pack Of Wolves Tried To Tear You Apart." "that's Either A Shockingly Good Guess," Said Jace, "or You Heard About What Happened.

Love And Lies Can Corrupt Even The Purest Heart.

She Glanced Down And Saw That A Glove Of Blood Covered Her Lower Arm From The Elbow To The Wrist. The Arm Was Throbbing, Stiff, And Painful. "is This When You Start Tearing Strips Off Your T-shirt To Bind Up My Wound?" She Joked. She Hated The Sight Of Blood, Especially Her Own. "if You Wanted Me To Rip My Clothes Off, You Should Have Just Asked." He Dug Into His Pocket And Brought Out His Stele. "it Would Have Been A Lot Less Painful.

You Behave As If Everything Is Funny To You, But You Never Laugh. Sometimes You Smile When You Think No One Is Paying Attention.

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

They Confused Beauty With Innocence And Harmlessness.

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

Gold To Airy Thinness Beat.

If I Made A Joke About Just Dropping By, Would You Write Me Off As Cliché?

I Don't Care What You Do. As Long As You Know You Belong To Me.

Then You're Aping Him. Valentine Was One Of The Most Arrogant And Disrespectful Men I've Ever Met. I Suppose He Brought You Up To Be Just Like Him." "yes," Jace Said, Unable To Help Himself, "i Was Trained To Be An Evil Mastermind From A Young Age. Pulling The Wings Off Flies, Poisoning The Earth's Water Supply — I Was Covering That Stuff In Kindergarten. I Guess We're All Just Lucky My Father Faked His Own Death Before He Got To The Raping And Pillaging Part Of My Education, Or No One Would Be Safe.

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.

I Don't Do What I'm Told, But I Might Do What You Want If You Ask Me Nicely.

Will Closed His Eyes. He Could Not Hear Jem Go, Not Anymore; He Did Not Want To Know The Moment When He Left And Will Was Alone, Did Now Want To Know When His First Day As A Shawdowhunter Without A Parabatai Truly Began. And If The Place Over His Heart, Where His Parabatai Rune Had Been, Flared Up With A Sudden Burning Pain As The Door Closed Behind Jem, Will Told Himself It Was Only A Stray Ember From The Fire.

You Know Men. We Have Delicate Egos.

(...)i Don't Know Who I Am. I Look Like Stephen Herondale, And I Act Like A Lightwood And I Talk Like My Father- Like Valentine. So I See Myself In Your Eyes And I Try To Be That Person And I Think Faith Might Be Enough To Make Me Who You Wnat Me To Be." (jace, To Clary)

If It's The Lack Of Forbidden You're Worried About. You Could Still Forbid Me To Do Things." "what Kind Of Things?" She Felt Him Smile Against Her Mouth. "things Like This.

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

Alec Would Have Said He Could Have Benefited From A Bit More In The Way Of Constructive Cowardice.

Crying Wouldn't Help Anything Now.

He'd Woken Up The Next Day In The City Hospital With Magnus Bane Staring Down At Him With An Odd Expression--it Could Have Been Deep Concern Or Merely Curiosity, It Was Hard To Tell With Magnus.

It Will Bring You Light Even Among The Darkest Shadows Of This World And Others

Were You Thinking About Eating Me?

Beauty Fades, But Cooking Is Eternal.

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

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.

Traded Him For Alec," Clary Said. "not Permanently" "no," Said Jace. "just For A Few Hours. Unless I Don't Come Back. In Which Case, Maybe He Does Get To Keep Alec. Think Of It As A Lease With An Option To Buy." "mom And Dad Won't Be Pleased If They Find Out." "that You Freed A Possible Criminal By Trading Away Your Brother To A Warlock Who Looks Like A Gay Sonic The Hedgehog And Dresses Like The Child Catcher From Chitty Chitty Bang Bang?" Simon Inquired. "no, Probably Not.

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

James Had Given His Heart To This Girl, Magnus Thought, And Magnus Knew Well Enough From Edmund And Will What It Meant When A Herondale Gave His Heart Away. It Was Not A Gift That Could Be Returned.

Meliorn Looked Impassive. "mundane Humans Are Not Permitted In The Court." "i Wish Someone Had Mentioned That Earlier," Said Simon, To No One In Particular. "i Take It I'm Just Supposed To Wait Out Here Until Vines Start Growing On Me?" Meliorn Considered. "that Might Offer Significant Amusement.

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