Some secrets, she thought, were better told; some were better left the burden of the carrier, that they might not cause pain to others.
Cassandra ClareTessa, surprising herself, let out a gasp of laughter. Will looked at her, his mouth just beginning to quirk up in a grin. "I must be more amusing than I thought. Which would make me very amusing indeed.
Cassandra ClareLips. There was something strangely, delicately indelicate about the word, like a kiss itself.
Cassandra ClareWhatever the Clave was discussing, the Council meeting was dragging on brutally late. โBut he knows New York. He doesnโt know Alicanteโ
Cassandra ClareThere are some peopleโpeople the universe seems to have singled out for special destinies. Special favors and special torments. God knows we're all drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be; its only by love and sacrifice so great that it destroys the giver.
Cassandra Clare