It's like banging my head against the wall, except if I were actually banging my head on a wall, I'd be able to make myself stop.
Cassandra ClareStill I pictured having you for fifty, sixty more years. I thought I might be ready then to let you go. But it's you, and I realize now that I won't be anymore ready to lose you then than I am right now. Which is not at all.
Cassandra ClareWillโs eyes met Tessaโs as she came closer, almost tripping again over the torn hem of her gown. For a moment, they were in perfect understanding. Jem was what they could still look each other straight in the eye about. On the topic of Jem, they were both fierce and unyielding. Tessa saw Willโs hand tighten on Jemโs sleeve. โSheโs here,โ he said. Jemโs eyes opened slowly. Tessa fought to keep the look of shock from her face. His pupils were blown out, his irises a thin ring of silver around the black. โNi shou shang le ma, quin ai de?โ he whispered.
Cassandra Clare