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Cassandra Clare

Birthdate: 27. July 1973

Judith Lewis , better known by her pen name Cassandra Clare, is an American author of young adult fiction, best known for her bestselling series The Mortal Instruments.

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Quotes Cassandra Clare

„The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he'd learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

Learning, Boy, Love

„Have you fallen in love with the wrong person yet?'
Jace said, "Unfortunately, Lady of the Haven, my one true love remains myself."
…"At least," she said, "you don't have to worry about rejection, Jace Wayland."
"Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

Personality, Love

„One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.“

— Cassandra Clare, book Clockwork Angel

Source: The Infernal Devices, Clockwork Angel (2010), p. 87

Change, Books

„Is this the part where you start tearing off strips of your shirt to bind my wounds?"
"If you wanted me to rip my clothes off, you should have just asked.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

Clothes, Parting, Tear

„I've got a stele we can use. Who wants to do me?"
"A regrettable choice of words," muttered Magnus.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Ashes

Source: City of Ashes

„No' is a magical word," he told her. "Here's how it goes. You say, 'Simon, I have an insane, suicidal plan. Would you like to help me carry it out?' And I say, "Why, no.“

— Cassandra Clare, The City of Lost Souls

Source: City of Lost Souls

Help, Suicide

„We came to see Jace. Is he alright?"
"I don't know," Magnus said. "Does he normally just lie on the floor like that without moving?“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Ashes

Source: City of Ashes

Lie

„Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginatively bankrupt.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

Imagination

„Tiberius Nero Blackthorn. I think his parents may have gone a little overboard. It's like naming someone Magnificent Bastard.“

— Cassandra Clare, book Lady Midnight

Source: Lady Midnight

Parent, Thinking

„"Jesus!" Luke exclaimed. "Actually, it's just me," said Simon. "Although I've been told the resemblance is startling."“

— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments

Luke and Simon, pg. 28
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

„Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.“

— Cassandra Clare, book Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

Literature

„I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead."
"Well," said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Ashes

Source: City of Ashes

People

„"Well there goes my plan for selling them on eBay," Clary muttered.
"Selling them on what?"
Clary smiled blandly at him. "A mythical place of great magical power."“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Bones

Clary and Jace, pg. 98
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

Smile

„It means 'Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234'.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

„And I'm suppose to sit by while you date boys and fall in love with someone else, get married…?" His voice tightened. "And meanwhile, I'll die a little bit more every day, watching.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Glass

Source: City of Glass

Boy, Love

„Well, I’m not kissing the mundane," said Jace. "I’d rather stay down here and rot."
"Forever?" said Simon. "Forever’s an awfully long time."
Jace raised his eyebrows. "I knew it," he said. "You want to kiss me, don’t you?“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Ashes

Source: City of Ashes

Time, Kiss

„I am a man" he told her, "and men do not consume pink beverages. Get thee gone woman, and bring me something brown.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Glass

Isabelle and Jace, pg. 534
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Glass (2009)
Context: "I think it's strawberry juice," Isabelle said. "Anyway, it's yummy. Jace?" She offered him the glass.
"I am a man," he told her, "and men do not consume pink beverages. Get thee gone, woman, and bring me something brown."
"Brown?" Isabelle made a face.
"Brown is a manly color."

Men

„Not everything is about you," Clary said furiously.
"Possibly," Jace said, "but you do have to admit that the majority of things are.“

— Cassandra Clare, book City of Glass

Variant: Not everything, Jace, is," Clary said furiously.

"Possibly," Jace said, "but you have to admit that the majority of things are.
Source: City of Glass