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You Don't Get It, Clary. You Don't Understand What It's Like To Live Always At War, To Grow Up With Battle And Sacrifice. I Guess It's Not Your Fault. It's Just How You Were Brought Up-
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You Don't Get It,

Cassandra Clare
You Don't Get It, Clary. You Don't Understand What It's Like To Live Always At War, To Grow Up With Battle And Sacrifice. I Guess It's Not Your Fault. It's Just How You Were Brought Up-
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Eye
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Have You Fallen In Love With The Wrong Person Yet?' Jace Said, "unfortunately, Lady Of The Haven, My One True Love Remains Myself." ..."at Least," She Said, "you Don't Have To Worry About Rejection, Jace Wayland." "not Necessarily. I Turn Myself Down Occasionally, Just To Keep It Interesting.
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Girl
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Cat
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Church
Looks
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Not Your Parabatai Any Longer.
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Fur
Phrases
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Hands
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Would Be
Odd
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Secret
Weight
Heavy
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Gay
Color
Dresses
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Wish
Female
Monkeys
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Girl
Heart
Enough
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Sarcastic
Attitude
Genies
Who Do We Belong With But Each Other?
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.
Cutting
Rude
Looks
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Heart
Clothes
Dirt
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Brother
Puppy
Hellhounds
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Valentine
Suggestions
Tone
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Eye
Hair
Blue
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Hands
Tears
Together
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Six
Intention
Goodness
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Exit
Demon
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Phones
Pockets
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Attention
Half
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Night
Saint
Lasts
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Teacher
Book
Reading
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Beautiful
Sight
Doors
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Wise
Men
Bed
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Hate
Thinking
Answers
It Won't Be Pleasant." "nothing Ever Is.
Pleasant
You Like The Party?" "is It In Honor Of Anything?" "my Cat's Birthday." "oh." She Glanced Around. "where's Your Cat?" "i Dont Know. He Ran Away." -magnus & Clary, Pg.221-
Party
Cat
Honor
We May Not Be All That Bright, Jace Said, But At Least We Are Alive.
Alive
May
Jace
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Lasts
Magnus Bane
Said
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Rip
Clothes
Sight
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Believe
Gideon
Gabriel
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Princess
Bats
Ears
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Love
Beautiful
Blood
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Home
Men
Light
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
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Kissing
Decision
Kiss Me
People Were Intrinsically Selfish, And Many Hated The Idea Of A Woman In Charge Of The Institute. They Would Not Put Themselves At Risk For Her. Only A Few Weeks Ago He Would Have Said The Same Thing About Himself. Now, Knowing Charlotte, He Realized To His Surprise, The Idea Of Risking Himself For Her Seemed An Honor, As It Would Be To Most Englishmen To Risk Themselves For The Queen.
Queens
Selfish
Ideas
What's The Word For A Perfectly Reasonable Fear Of Annoying Idiots?
Idiot
Annoying
Reasonable
She Closed Her Eyes And Jumped. For A Moment She Felt Herself Hang Suspended, Free Of Everything. Then Gravity Took Over, And She Plunged Toward The Floor. Instinctively She Pulled Her Arms And Legs In, Keeping Her Eyes Squeezed Shut. The Cord Pulled Taut And She Rebounded, Flying Back Up Before Falling Again. As Her Velocity Slowed, She Opened Her Eyes And Found Herself Dangling At The End Of The Cord, About Five Feet Above Jace. He Was Grinning. 'nice', He Said. 'as Graceful As A Falling Snowflake.
Nice
Fall
Eye
I Have A Dress Fitting To Get To At Three.' (simon) 'cool,' Said Kyle, Slinging His Messenger Bag Over His Shoulder And Heading For The Door. 'get Them To Make You Something In Red. It's Totally Your Color.
Doors
Color
Dresses
I Am Catastrophically In Love With You.
Love
I Love You
Love You
You Can Never Love Me.
Jace Suggested That The Cast Of "gilligan's Island" Could Go Do Something Anatomically Unlikely With Themselves.
Islands
Jace
Unlikely
What Was That?" Jace Said. "sorry, I Think I Fell Asleep For A Moment. Do, Continue With Whatever Mesmerizing Thing You Were Saying.
Sorry
Thinking
Moments
It Wouldn't Be My Move," Jace Agreed. "first The Candy And Flowers, Then The Apology Letters, Then The Ravenous Demon Hordes. In That Order.
Flower
Moving
Apology
When One Steals A Flying Balloon And Animates It To Fly Over Paris, One Should, Ideally, Have Some Idea How Said Balloon Normally Works.
Ideas
Paris
Flying
I Was Just Thinking Of Bundling Up Cecily And Feeding Her To The Ducks At Hyde Park," Said Will, Pushing His Wet Hair Back And Favoring Jem With A Rare Smile. "i Could Use Your Assistance." "unfortunately, You May Have To Delay Your Plans For Suicide A Bit Longer. Gabriel Lightwood Is Downstairs, And I Have Two Words For You. Two Of Your Favorite Words, At Least When You Put Them Together." "'utter Simpleton'?" Inquired Will. "'worthless Upstart'?" Jem Grinned. "'demon Pox,'" He Said.
Suicide
Thinking
Two
It's Simon, He's Missing." Ahh." Said Magnus Delicately "missing What Exactly?" Missing!" Jace Repeated "as In Gone, Absent, Notable For His Lack Of Presence, Disappeared
Missing
Gone
Notable
Crying Wouldn't Help Anything Now.
Helping
Cry
Everyone Knows That Quote Because Of The Doors." Jace Looked At Her Blankly. "the Doors. They Were A Band." "if You Say So," He Said. "i Suppose You Don't Have Much Time For Enjoying Music," Clary Said, Thinking Of Simon, For Whom Music Was His Entire Life, "in Your Line Of Work." He Shrugged. "maybe The Occasional Wailing Chorus Of The Damned.
Thinking
Doors
Band
If I’d Just Listened—just Taken One Second To Listen—it Wouldn’t Have Happened
Taken
Ifs
Happened
If This Is Your Idea Of Glamour, I'm Having Second Thoughts About Letting You Make Me Over.
Ideas
Style
Glamour
You Said You Were Going For A Walk!? What Kind Of Walk Takes Six Hours?" "a Long One?
Long
Six
Kind
In Some Ways, We've Been Through Something No One Else Can Ever Understand But The Two Of Us... And It Made Me Realize. We Are Always And Absolutely Better Together.
Two
Together
Way
Dear Alec, As Your Best Friend And Parabatai, I Am Offended Not To Have Been Asked To Be Your Best Man At The Wedding. Et Tu, Brutus. -jace Alec , He Really Is Upset. He Hasn't Washed His Hair In Three Days. -clary
Men
Hair
Upset
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.
Hands
Said
Train
Too Much Of Anything Could Destroy You, Simon Thought. Too Much Darkness Could Kill, But Too Much Light Could Blind.
Light
Darkness
Too Much
This Was Jace Being Brave. Simon Thought, Brave And Snarky Because He Thought Lilith Was Going To Kill Him, And That Was The Way He Wanted To Go, Unafraid And On His Feet. Like A Warrior. The Way Shadowhunters Did. His Death Song Would Always Be This-jokes And Snideness And Pretend Arrogance, And That Look In His Eyes That Said 'i'm Better Than You'. Simon Just Hadn't Realized It Before.
Song
Eye
Warrior
Most People Don't Cry When They're Upset Or Frightened, But Rather When They're Frustrated. Your Frustration Is Understandable. You've Been Through A Most Trying Time." -hodge
Frustration
People
Upset
She Made A Snorting Noise, Astonishingly Human For A Ghost. " I'ardly Like To Tell You This, Nephilim, But If You Want A Girl To 'ate You, There's Easy Enough Ways Of Making It 'appen. You Don't Need My Help With The Poor Thing." And With That, She Vanished, Spinning Away Into The Mists Among The Graves. 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.
Girl
Iron
Noise
Isabelle And Jace Had Left The Topic Of Dead Shadowhunters Behind And Had Moved On To Something Jace Apparently Found Even More Horrifying__isabelle's Date With Simon. "i Can't Believe He Took You To An Actual Restaurant." Jace Was On His Feet Now, Putting Away The Floor Mats And Training Gear While Isabelle Leaned Against The Wall And Played With Her New Gloves. "i Assumed His Idea Of A Date Would Be Making You Watch Him Play World Of Warcraft With His Nerd Friends." "i," Clary Pointed Out, "am One Of His Nerd Friends, Thank You.
Wall
Believe
Play
Actually," Said Jace, "i Prefer To Think That I'm A Liar In A Way That's Uniquely My Own.
Liars
Thinking
Way
Hate Is Nothing When Weighed Against Survival. (valentine)
Hate
Valentine
Survival
I’ve Been Wandering Around All Night—i Couldn’t Sleep—and I Kept Finding Myself Walking Here. To You.
Sleep
Night
Wandering Around
A Very Magnanimous Statement, Gideon,” Said Magnus. “i’m Gabriel.” Magnus Waved A Hand. “all Lightwoods Look The Same To Me.
Hands
Gideon
Looks
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
Pretty Soon The Only People Left Without A Girlfriend Will Be Me And Wendell The School Janitor, And He Smells Like Windex." "at Least You Know He's Still Available.
Girlfriend
School
Smell
He Is Bound To You,” Said The Queen. “but Does He Love You?
Queens
Love You
Doe
Will Speechless For Once, A Glass Of Water Frozen Halfway To His Lips
Glasses
Water
Frozen
My Will And My Desire Were Turned By Love, The Love That Moves The Sun And The Other Stars.
Stars
Moving
Desire
Anyway, He's [simon] Obviously Not Here. Go Back To What You Were Doing. What's The Point In Wasting A Perfectly Good Brick Wall When You Have Someone To Throw Against It, That's What I Always Say." And She [isabelle] Stalked Off, Back Toward The Bar. - City Of Fallen Angels Pg 188 Hardcover
Wall
Angel
Perfectly Good
Dear Me," Said Will, And He Took Another Bite Of His Apple. "is It Because I'm Better-looking Than You?
Apples
Said
Clockwork Prince
I've Never Asked Him But I'm Sure He Has A Fairly Stringent Policy About Random Teenagers Lurking In His Strubbery
Teenager
Policy
Lurking
Weapons, When They Break And Are Mended, Can Be Stronger At The Mended Places. Perhaps Hearts Are The Same.
Heart
Stronger
Weapons
Tell You What.' Alec Reached For A Second Seraph Blade. 'we Live Through This, And I Promise I'll Introduce You To My Whole Family.' Magnus Raised His Hands, His Fingers Shining With Individual Azure Flames. They Lit His Grin With A Fiery Blue Glow. 'it's A Deal.
Blue
Flames
Hands
Behind Her, Jace Moved Out Into The Water With A Contained Grace That Barely Rippled The Surface. Simon Behind Him, Was Splashing And Cursing.
Water
Grace
Splashing
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
Will You Do Me The Honor Of Being My Wife?
Wife
Honor
My Wife
If I Get Work Done Early, I Can Do Some Interacting With Fans Online, Or See My Friends. If I Don't Get That Work Done, You May Not See Much Of Me!
Fans
Done
May
You Don't Believe Me?" Jace Asked. "fine. Go Ahead. Kiss Me Right Now." Alec Stared At Him In Horror. "exactly. Despite My Staggering Good Lucks, You Actually Don't Like Me That Way.
Believe
Good Luck
Kissing
Still I Pictured Having You For Fifty, Sixty More Years. I Thought I Might Be Ready Then To Let You Go. But It's You, And I Realize Now That I Won't Be Anymore Ready To Lose You Then Than I Am Right Now. Which Is Not At All.
Years
Fifty
Might
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
It's Simon. He's Missing." "ah," Said Magnus, Delicately, "missing What, Exactly?" "missing," Jace Repeated, "as In Gone, Absent, Notable For His Lack Of Presence, Disappeared." "maybe He's Gone And Hidden Under Something," Magnus Suggested. "it Can't Be Easy Getting Used To Being A Rat, Especially For Someone So Dim-witted In The First Place." "simon's Not Dim-witted," Clary Protested Angrily. "it's True," Jace Agreed. "he Just Looks Dim-witted. Really His Intelligence Is Quite Average.
Average
Missing
Looks
I Am Dramatic,” Said Will. “if I Had Not Been A Shadowhunter, I Would Have Had A Future On The Stage. I Have No Doubt I Would Have Been Greeted With Acclaim.” Excerpt From: Clare, Cassandra. “clockwork Princess.” Margaret K. Mcelderry Books, 2013-03-19t00:00:00+00:00. Ibooks. This Material May Be Protected By Copyright.
Book
Princess
Doubt
Doing The Right Thing Because You Love Someone Sucks Sometimes.
Sometimes
Love Someone
Doing The Right Thing
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
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
You Can Only Push The Truth Down For So Long, And Then It Bubbles Back Up.
Long
Bubbles
For Five Years It Had Been His Absolute Truth. Jem And Will. Will And Jem. Will Herondale Lives, Therefore Jem Carstairs Lives Also.
Princess
Years
Jem
"i Forgot That's What Gets You All Hot And Bothered, Jace, Girls Killing Things." "i Like Anyone Killing Things, Especially Me." He Said With A Smile.
Girl
Hot
Killing
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.
Would Be
Someday
Wanted
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
Hey, Pretty Thing," He Said. "what's In The Bag?" "holy Water," Said Jace, Reappearing Beside Her As If He'd Been Conjured Up Like A Genie. A Sarcastic Blond Genie With A Bad Attitude. "oooh, A Shadowhunter," Said The Vampire. "scary." With A Wink He Melted Back Into The Crowd. "vampires Are Such Prima Donnas," Magnus Sighed From The Doorway. "honestly, I Don't Know Why I Have These Parties." "because Of Your Cat," Clary Reminded Him. Magnus Perked Up. "that's True. Chairman Meow Deserves My Every Effort.
Sarcastic
Attitude
Party
I Don't Care," Clary Said. "he'd Do It For Me. Tell Me He Wouldn't. If I Were Missing-" "he'd Burn The Whole World Down Till He Could Dig You Out Of The Ashes. I Know," Alec Said.
Missing
Ashes
World
It Was At First Almost As If He Hadn't Wanted To Kiss Her. His Mouth Was Hard On Hers, Unyielding; Then He Put Both Arms Around Her And Pulled Her Against Him. His Lips Softened. She Could Feel The Rapid Beat Of His Heart, Taste The Sweetness Of Apples Still On His Mouth. She Wound Her Hands Into His Hair, As She'd Wanted To Do Since The First Time She'd Seen Him. His Hair Curled Around Her Fingers, Silky And Fine. Her Heart Was Hammering, And There Was A Rushing Sound In Her Ears, Like Beating Wings
Heart
Kissing
Hair
Would You Like To Meet Him? I Could Summon Him Up In A Trice Of You Like. Being A Warlock, And All.
Warlocks
Tessa Gray
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
Five," She Said. Her Lips And Cheeks Were Flushed, But Her Gaze Was Steady. "five?" Gabriel Echoed Blankly. "my Rating," She Said, And Smiled At Him. "your Skill And Technique May, Perhaps, Require Work, But The Native Talent Is Certainly There. What You Require Is Practice." "and You Are Willing To Be My Tutor?" "i Should Be Very Insulted If You Chose Another," Cecily Said, And Leaned Up To Kiss Him Again.
Kissing
Practice
Skills
Okay. I've Got A Good One." Simon Stroked Isabelle's Hair Feeling Her Lashes Flutter Against His Neck As She Closed Her Eyes. "a Long Time Ago, In A Galaxy Far, Far Away.
Eye
Hair
Long
Surely The Shadowhunter Community Must Honor You And Hold You In High Esteem As A Gentleman Who Has Truly Advanced Their Race. No, Henry Said Sadly. Mostly They Wish That I Would Stop Suggesting New Inventions And Cease Setting Fire To Things.
Fire
Race
Community
I Suspect He's Sweet On Sophie And Doesn't Like To See Her Work Too Hard.' Tessa Was Glad To Hear It. She'd Felt Awful About Her Reaction To Sophie's Scar, And The Thought That Sophie Had A Male Admirer - And A Handsome One Like That- Eased Her Conscience Slightly. 'perhaps He's In Love With Agatha', She Said. 'i Hope Not. I Intend To Marry Agatha Myself. She May Be A Thousand Years Old, But She Makes An Incomparable Jam Tart. Beauty Fades, But Cooking Is Eternal.
Sweet
Years
Cooking
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
Do You Remember What I Told You That First Time At Taki's? About Faerie Food?" "i Remember You Said You Ran Down Madison Avenue Naked With Antlers On Your Head", Said Clary, Blinking Silver Drops Off Her Lashes.
Remember You
Remembers You
Naked
I Don't Do What I'm Told, But I Might Do What You Want If You Ask Me Nicely.
Humorous
Want
Might
Or Maybe It's Just That Beautiful Things Are So Easily Broken By The World.
Beautiful
Broken
World
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
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.
Father
Valentine
Men
Will Looked As If He Were Being Asked To Believe In Something Impossible—snow In Summertime, A London Winter Without Rain.
Rain
Believe
Winter
Some People Value Sentiments Over Diamonds.
People
Diamond
Sentiments
You're My Brother." "those Words Don't Mean Anything Where We're Concerned. We Aren't Human. Their Rules Don't Apply To Us. Stupid Laws About What Dna Can Be Mixed With What. Hypocritical, Really, Considering. We're Already Experiments.
Brother
Stupid
Mean
You Really Want To Know What Else It Was My Mom Said About You?" He Asked. She Shook Her Head. He Didn't Seem To Notice. "she Said You'd Break My Heart," He Told Her, And Left.
Mom
Heart
Want
Theres No Such Thing As Vampire Mojo,"said Jace,rather Eeirly Echoing Clarys Earlier Comment."and I Was Following Clary,but Then She Got Into A Cab,and I Cant Follow A Cab.so I Doubled Back And Followed You Instead.mostly For Something To Do" "you Were Following Clary?"simon Echoed."heres A Hot Tip : Most Girls Dont Like Being Stalked
Girl
Vampire
Hot
Mundanes Who Involve Themselves In Things They Know Nothing About Are Likely To Meet Unpleasant Endings.
Knows
We Needn't Talk About Tessa If You Don't Want To, You Know." "it's Not Tessa." This Was True. Will Hadn't Been Thinking Of Tessa. He Was Getting Good At Not Thinking About Her, Really; All It Took Was Determination And Practice.
Determination
Thinking
Practice
I Need To Know You Believe Me When I Say I Love You. That Is All." "i Believe Everything You Say," Tessa Said With A Smile, Her Hands Creeping Doen From His Waist To His Weapons Belt. Her Fingers Closed On The Hilt Of The Dagger, And She Yanked It From The Belt, Smiling As He Looked Down At Her In Surprise. "after All," She Said, "you Weren't Lying About The Tattoo Of The Dragon Of Wales, Were You?
Tattoo
Lying
Believe
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
I Get The Feeling," Alec Said, And Smiled, "she Hasn't Forgiven Me For Betraying You, As She Sees It." "good Girl," Said Jace With Appreciation. "i Didn't Betray You, Idiot." "it's The Thought That Counts.
Girl
Appreciation
Feelings
"what Are You Doing Here Anyway?" "'here' As In Your Bedroom Or 'here' As In The Great Spiritual Question Of Our Purpose Here On This Planet?"
Spiritual
Purpose
Bedroom
No Fewer Than Four Of My Esteemed Elders Told Me I Was On No Account To Ever Converse With You, So I Vowed That I Would Know You. My Name Is Edmund Herondale. May I Ask Your Name? They Reffered To You Only As 'that Disgraceful One-warlock Show.
Names
Four
May
To Marry A Girl Just To Make Her A Widow,” Said Gabriel Lightwood. “many Would Say That Was Not A Kindness.
Girl
Kindness
Widows
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
The More You Try To Crush Your True Nature, The More It Will Control You. Be What You Are. No One Who Really Loves You Will Stop.
Crush
Love You
Trying
But They Love Each Other. Isn't That What Love Means? That You're Supposed To Be There For The Other Person To Turn To, No Matter What?
Mean
Matter
Turns
Black For Hunting Through The Night For Death And Mourning The Color's White Gold For A Bride In Her Wedding Gown And Red To Call The Enchantment Down White Silk When Our Bodies Burn Blue Banners When The Lost Return Flame For The Birth Of A Nephilim And To Wash Away Our Sins. Gray For The Knowledge Best Untold Bone For Those Who Don't Grow Old Saffron Lights The Victory March Green To Mend Our Broken Hearts Silver For The Demon Towers And Bronze To Summon Wicked Powers -shadowhunter Children's Rhyme
Children
Heart
Hunting
Lovely,wonderful Isabelle.could You Please Go Away?now Is A Really Bad Time." Isabelle Looked From Magnus To Her Brother,and Back Again. "then,you Dont Want Me To Tell You That Camille's Just Escaped From The Sanctuary And My Mother Is Demanding That You Come Back To The Institute Right Now To Help Them Find Her?" "no,"magnus Said."i Dont Want You To Tell Me That" "well,to Bad"isabelle Said"because It's True .i Mean,i Guess You Dont Have To Go,but-
Mother
Brother
Mean
Jace Is In Love With The Idea Of Dying,” Said Isabelle.
Ideas
Dying
Jace
Of Course You Realize You're Leaving Me In The Position Of Being The One Tell Everyone - Your Mother, Luke, Alec, Izzy, Magnus..." "i Guess I Shouldn't Have Said There Wouldn't Be No Risk To You," Clary Said Meekly. "that's Right," Said Simon. "just Remember, When Your Mothers's Gnawing My Ankle Like A Furious Mama Bear Separated From Her Cub, I Did It For You.
Mother
Leaving
Risk
I Am Drawn To Writing Books About Magic And The Supernatural Because Those Are The Types Of Books I Like To Read. I've Written Many Short Stories With Realistic Settings, And I Certainly Wouldn't Rule Out Realistic Novels In The Future!
Book
Writing
Magic
I Promise To Charm The Dickens Out Of Him,' Said Will, Sitting Up And Readjusting His Crushed Hat. 'i Shall Charm Him With Such Force That When I Am Done, He Will Be Left Lying Limply On The Ground, Trying To Remember His Own Name.' 'the Man's Eighty-nine', Muttered Jem. 'he May Well Have The Problem Anyway.
Lying
Men
Names
Simon Grinned. "you've Never Heard Of Dungeons And Dragons?" "i've Heard Of Dungeons," Jace Said. "also Dragons. Although They're Mostly Extinct.
Dragons
Dungeons
Jace
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
It’s Like A Cotillion, This Partners Business, Except With Killing.” “so, Exactly Like A Cotillion,” Said Simon.
Cotillion
Killing
Partners
"do You Remember Back At The Hotel When You Promised That If We Lived, You’d Get Dressed Up In A Nurse’s Outfit And Give Me A Sponge Bath?" "actually, I Think You Misheard," Clary Said. "it Was Simon Who Promised You The Sponge Bath." "as Soon As I’m Back On My Feet, Handsome," "i Knew We Should Have Left You A Rat," Said Jace.
Humor
Should Have
Feet
The Weapons Room Looked Exactly The Way Something Called "the Weapons Room" Sounded Like It Would Look.
Looks
Weapons
Way
Clary Sat Back. "you Don't Just Get To Say No." "this Plan Involves Me! I Get To Say No! No." "simon -" Simon Patted The Seat Beside Him As If Someone Were Sitting There. "let Me Introduce You To My Good Friend No.
Good Friend
Sitting
Introducing
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