There are some peopleโpeople the universe seems to have singled out for special destinies. Special favors and special torments. God knows we're all drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be; its only by love and sacrifice so great that it destroys the giver.
Cassandra ClarePerhaps, but you would not exist without a woman, would you? However little use you may find us, we are cleverer and more determined and more patient than men. Men may be stronger, but it is women who endure.
Cassandra ClareMagnus didn't really want this kind of thing this early in the morning - this talk of aching memories and wanting to forget. This conversation needed to end, now.
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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