Cassandra Clare: Ah,” said a voice from the doorway, “having your annu...

But it was mortality that made them what they were, the flame that blazed brighter for it's flickering

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mortality flames made

Because', she said, 'your problems are not real problems. You're dating two beautiful girls at once. Think about it. That's like...having rock-star problems.' 'Having rock-star problems may be the closest I ever get to being an actual rock star.

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girl stars beautiful

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.

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nice eye fall

Knowing is better than not knowing. Every time.

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not-knowing knowing

The blood of Heaven binds you," said the Queen. "Blood calls to blood, under the skin. But love and blood are not the same." "Riddles," Clary said angrily. "Do you even mean anything when you talk like that?" "He is bound to you," said the Queen. "But does he love you?

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queens love-you mean

What would you prefer? 'What did the Count eat today, children? One helpless villager, two helpless villagers, three helpless villagers….

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today two children

The Silent brothers are doing nude cartwheels in the hallways

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cartwheels silent brother

He felt his heart, which no longer beat, contract, and he wondered if there was anything in the world as painful as not being able to protect the people you loved.

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heart people world

Why is it, little Shadowhunter, that your angels are so cold and without mercy? Why do they break that which will not obey them?

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cold angel littles

Interesting" he said. "You know, Simon never mentioned that his roommate was a werewolf.

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werewolf roommate interesting

We may not be all that bright, Jace said, but at least we are alive.

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jace alive may

It's my motto," said Isabelle, with a sultry smile. 'Nothing less than seven inches.' Meliorn gazed at her stonily. 'I'm talking about my heels,' she said. " It's a pun. You know? A play on-" "Come," the faerie knight said. "The Queen will be growing impatient." He headed down the corridor without giving Isabelle a second glance. "I forgot," Isabelle muttered as the rest of them caught up to her. " Faeries have no sense of humor." "Oh, I wouldn't say that," said Jace. "There's a pixie night club called Hot Wings. Not," he added," that I have ever been there.

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queens talking night

He was standing leaning against the door frame; now he stood up straight. "How should I have kissed you? Is there an other way you like it?

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you-like-it doors way

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

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mustache valentine cells

Lightwoods,” Magnus said. “They always have to have the last word.

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magnus-bane lasts said

But the name Magnus Bane made him think of a towering sort of figure, with huge shoulders and formal purple warlock’s robes, calling down fire and lightning. Not Magnus himself, who was more of a cross between a panther and a demented elf.

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purple names thinking

As Luke knelt down beside his corpse, Clary couldn’t help but remember what he had said about having loved Valentine once, about having been his closest friend. Luke, she thought with a pang. Surely he couldn’t be sad — or even grieved? But then again, perhaps everyone should have someone to grieve for them, and there was no one else to grieve for Valentine.

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valentine should-have grieving

Isabelle," she said, lightening her tone with an obvious effort, "your loyalty to your friend is understandable --" "He's not my friend." Isabelle looked over at Jace, who was staring at her in a sort of daze. "He's my brother.

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effort loyalty brother

You can take your Law," she said in a measured tone, "and shove it right up your-

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tone law said

When you love someone, you don't have a choice. Love takes your choices away. - Clary Fray

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fray when-you-love-someone choices

Ah,” said a voice from the doorway, “having your annual ‘everyone thinks Will is a lunatic’ meeting, are you? “It’s biannual,” said Jem. “And no, this is not that meeting.