Samuel! Are you alright?" A vision of Samuel being brained by the falling bars rose up before Simon's eyes. Samuel's voice rose to a scream. "GO AWAY!" Simon looked sideways at Jace. "I think he means it." Jace shook his blond head in exasperation. "You had to make a crazy jail friend, didn't you? You couldn't just count ceiling tiles or tame a pet mouse like normal prisoners do?
Cassandra ClareSince I've met you, everything I've done has been in part because of you. I can't untie myself from you, Clary- not my heart or my blood or my mind or any other part of me. And I don't want to." ~Jace Wayland
Cassandra ClareI get a lot of inspiration from Japanese manga, especially shoujo which tends to have elaborate and fantastical adventure plots.
Cassandra ClareBy the Angel, it just crushed Sophocles," noted Will. "Has no one respect for the classics these days?
Cassandra ClareYou 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.
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