You donโt sound very patriotic,โ observed Tessa. โWerenโt you just reminiscing about the mountains?โ โPatriotic?โ Will looked smug. โIโll tell you whatโs patriotic,โ he said. โIn honor of my birthplace, Iโve the dragon of Wales tattooed on myโโ โYouโre in a charming temper, arenโt you, William?โ interrupted Jem, though there was no edge to his voice.
Cassandra ClareI am nothing if not gracious," Will said. His eyes searched Jem's face, that face as familiar to him as his own. "And determined. You will not leave me. Not while I live.
Cassandra ClareIf I get work done early, I can do some interacting with fans online, or see my friends. If I don't get that work done, you may not see much of me!
Cassandra ClareMene mene tekel upsharin,' Jace said with a faint smile. 'You don't recognize it? It's from the Bible, vampire. The old one. That's your book, isn't it?' Just because I'm Jewish doesn't mean I've memorized the Old Testament.' It's the Writing on the Wall. "God hath numbered thy kingdom, and brought it to an end; thou art weighed in the balance and found wanting." It's a portent of doom--it means the end of an empire.
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