A great sadness welled up in Magnus at the sight of him. It was human to age and die, and Jem stood outside that humanity now, outside the light that burned so brightly and so briefly. It was cold outside that light and fire. No one had greater cause to know that cold than Magnus did.
Cassandra ClareI'm not ritualistic about writing. I try to write as often as possible, which means that I have to be able to write in all kinds of situations, whether it's at home on my couch, out at a cafe, or traveling.
Cassandra ClareFunny isnโt it?โ said Sebastian. โThe lies good people tell. Heโll probably make you eggs every day for the rest of your life now, and youโll choke them down because you canโt tell him you donโt like them.โ Clary thought of the Seelie Queen. โLove makes liars of us all?
Cassandra ClareAtque in pepetuum, frater, ave atque vale,โ he whispered. The words of the poem had never seemed so fitting: Forever and ever, my brother, hail and farewell.
Cassandra ClareRemember when you fell out of that tree on the farm when you were ten, and broke your arm? Remember how he made them let him ride with you in the ambulance on the way to the hospital? He kicked and yelled till they gave in.โ โYou laughed,โ said Clary, remembering, โand my mom hit you in the shoulder.โ โIt was hard not to laugh. Determination like that in a 10-year-old is something to see. He was like a pit bull.โ โIf pit bulls wore glasses and were allergic to ragweed.โ -Luke and Clary talking about Simon, pg.211-
Cassandra ClareI don't know how I could sleep at night, not knowing I was surrounded by a thousand other sleeping, dreaming souls. - pg 120, Jem to Tessa & Will
Cassandra ClareIf youโre being punished,โ Clary said, โthen so am I. Because all those things you felt, I felt them too, but we canโtโwe have to stop feeling this way, because itโs our only chance.โ Jaceโs hands were tight at his sides. โOur only chance for what?โ โTo be together at all. Because otherwise we canโt ever be around each other, not even just in the same room, and I canโt stand that. Iโd rather have you in my life even as a brother than not at all
Cassandra Clare