I know what you said! My mother would never have belonged to something like that. Some kind of-some kind of hate group." "It wasn't-," Jace began, but Hodge cut him off. "I doubt," he said slowly, as if the words pained him, "that she had much choice." Clary stared. "What are you talking about? Why wouldn't she have had a choice?" "Because," said Hodge, "she was Valentine's wife.
Cassandra ClareDo you remember when we stood together on Blackfriars Bridge?โ he asked softly, and his eyes were like that night had been, all black and silver. โOf course I remember.โ โIt was the moment I first knew I loved you,โ Jem said. โI will make you a promise. Every year, Tessa, on one day, I will meet you on that bridge. I will come from the Silent City and I will meet you, and we will be together, if only for an hour. But you must tell no one.
Cassandra ClareYou have a power of incalculable value. You need ask nothing of anyone. You need depend on no one. You are free, and that freedom is a gift.
Cassandra ClareIt is hard to think of something as a gift when you have been tormented and imprisoned for it.
Cassandra ClareHeโs not feeling well,โ Clary said, catching at Simonโs wrist. โWeโre going.โ โNo,โ Simon said. โNo, I โ I need to talk to him. To the Inquisitor." Robert reached into his jacket and drew out a crucifix. Clary stared in shock as he held it up between himself and Simon. โI speak to the Nightโs Children Council representative, or to the head of the New York clan,โ he said. โNot to any vampire who comes to knock at my door โโ Simon reached out and plucked the cross out of Robertโs hand. โWrong religion,โ he said.
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