Oh, its big enough,โ he said patronizingly, โbut somehow I was expectingโฆyou know.โ He gestured with his hands, indicating something roughly the size of a house cat. โItโs the Mortal Cup, Jace, not the Mortal Toilet Bowl,โ said Isabelle. -Jace & Isabelle, pg.349-
Cassandra ClarePeople aren't born good or bad. Maybe they're born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters.
Cassandra ClareHello?" Isabelle called from the other side. "Simon, is your diva moment over? I need to talk to Jace.
Cassandra ClareMagnus didn't really want this kind of thing this early in the morning - this talk of aching memories and wanting to forget. This conversation needed to end, now.
Cassandra ClareBeing a Silent Brother is life, Clary Fray. But if you mean I remember my life before the Brotherhood, I do. Clary took a deep breath. โWere you ever in love? Before the Brotherhood? Was there ever anyone you would have died for?โ There was a long silence. Then: Two people, said Brother Zachariah. There are memories that time does not erase, Clarissa. Ask your friend Magnus Bane, if you do not believe me. Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.
Cassandra Clare