You may be the only guy my age I've ever met who knows what bergamot is, much less that it's in Earl Grey tea." "Yes, well," Jace said, with a supercilious look, "I'm not like other guys. Besides," he added, flipping a book off the shelf, "at the Institute we have to take classes in basic medicinal uses for plants. It's required." "I figured all your classes were stuff like Slaughter 101 and Beheading for Beginners." Jace flipped a page. "Very funny, Fray.
Cassandra ClareItโs me,โ he said, and cleared his throat. โI could understand if you didnโt believe me, but I swear on the Angel, Iz, itโs me.โ Alec said nothing, but his grip on Jaceโs hand tightened. โYou donโt need to swear,โ he said, and with his free hand touched the parabatai rune near his collarbone. โI know. I can feel it. I donโt feel like Iโm missing a part of me anymore.โ โI felt it too.โ Jace took a ragged breath. โSomething missing. I felt it, even with Sebastian, but I didnโt know what it was I was missing. But it was you. My parabatai.
Cassandra ClareScrew the Silent Brothers." "No thanks. There's strong and silent, and then there's just freaky." "Isabelle!
Cassandra ClareMy ideas often come from strong mental images. When I'm observing some relatively ordinary thing, I'll think, "What if...." and out of that brainstorming a story emerges.
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