When the soul has left the body, it belongs to death. And it cannot be taken back without a price.
Cassandra ClareNo, you donโt need to help me. But if you donโt, thereโs nothing stopping me from calling you up again and again, now that I know you canโt kill me. Think of it as me leaning against your Heavenly doorbellโฆ forever.
Cassandra ClareMust I go bound while you go free Must I love a manwho doesn't love me Must I be born with so little art As to love a man who'll break my Heart
Cassandra ClareIt is the mundanes who look at me and see something they do not understandโa boy who is not quite white and not quite foreign either." "Just as I am not human, and not demon either," Tessa said softly. His eyes softened. "You are human," he said. "Never think you are not. I have seen you with your brother; I know how you care for him. If you can feel hope, guilt, sorrow, loveโthen you are human.
Cassandra ClareWhen I was a little kid, I realized that if you say any word over and over fast enough, it loses all meaning. I'd lie awake saying the words over and over to myself--'sugar,' 'mirror,' 'whisper,' 'dark.' 'Sister,'" he said softly. "You're my sister." "It doesn't matter how many times you say it. It'll still be true." "And it doesn't matter what you won't let me say, that'll still be true too.
Cassandra Clare