You've always been what you are. That's not new. What you'll get used to is knowing it.
Cassandra ClareRemember when you fell out of that tree on the farm when you were ten, and broke your arm? Remember how he made them let him ride with you in the ambulance on the way to the hospital? He kicked and yelled till they gave in.โ โYou laughed,โ said Clary, remembering, โand my mom hit you in the shoulder.โ โIt was hard not to laugh. Determination like that in a 10-year-old is something to see. He was like a pit bull.โ โIf pit bulls wore glasses and were allergic to ragweed.โ -Luke and Clary talking about Simon, pg.211-
Cassandra ClareShe could ask for anything, she thought dizzily, anything--an end to pain or world hunger or disease, or for peace on earth. But then again, perhaps these things weren't in the power of angels to grant, or they would already have been granted. And perhaps people were supposed to find these things for themselves.
Cassandra ClareAnd I donโt see how Sebastian can be all that fond of Jace, either. He was horribly jealous of him all his life. He thought Jace was Valentineโs favorite,โ added Clary. โNot to mention,โ Magnus noted, โthat Jace killed him. That would put anyone off.
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