Oh, do you have A Tale of Two Cities?" "That silly thing? Men going around getting their heads chopped off for love? Ridiculus." Will unpeeled himself from the door and made his way toward Tessa where she stood by the bookshelves. He gestured expansively at the vast number of volumes all around him. "No, here you'll find all sorts of advice about how to chop off someone else's head if you need to; much more useful.
Cassandra ClareYou know how the bonds of family are, my lady... They cling as tightly as vines. And sometimes, like vines, they cling tightly enough to kill.
Cassandra ClareJem leaned closer against the chair, staring into the fire. โBetter it were my hands,โ he said. Will shook his head. Exhaustion was muting the edges of everything in the room, blurring the flocked wallpaper into a single mass of dark color. โNo. Not your hands. You need your hands for the violin. What do I need mine for?
Cassandra ClareWhen we return, I will put you forward for Ascension,โ Charlotte finished. โI will speak out for her case as well,โ Gideon said. โAfter all, I have my fatherโs place on the Councilโhis friends will listen to me; they still owe loyalty to our familyโand besides, how else can we be married?โ โWhat?โ said Gabriel with a wild hand gesture that accidentally flipped the nearest plate onto the floor, where it shattered. โMarried?โ said Henry. โYouโre marrying your fatherโs friends on the Council? Which of them?
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