Cassandra Clare: Trending quotes (page 9)

“Investigation?" Isabelle laughed. "Now we're detectives? Maybe we should all have code names."
"Good idea," said Jace. "I shall be Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

Idea

“Can I help you with something?"
Clary turned instant traitor against her gender. "Those girls on the other side of the car are staring at you."
Jace assumed an air of mellow gratification. "Of course they are," he said, "I am stunningly attractive.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

Cars , Girl , Help

“One of the Silent Brothers is here to see you. Hodge sent me to wake you up. Actually he offered to wake you himself, but since it's 5 a. m., I figured you'd be less cranky if you had something nice to look at."
"Meaning you?"
"What else?”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

“Will looked horrified. "What kind of monster could possibly hate chocolate?”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

Hate

“I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes

Simon to Clary, pg. 340
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
Variant: The nod means, 'I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass.
Source: City of Ashes

“Remember when you tried to convince me to feed a poultry pie to the mallards in the park to see if you could breed a race of cannibal ducks?"

"They ate it too," Will reminisced. "Bloodthirsty little beasts. Never trust a duck.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

“That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year."
"Why?" Isabelle said.
"So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes

Jace and Isabelle, pg. 155
Variant: "That does it, I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year."
"Why?"
"So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means."
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

Christmas

“You could have had anything else in the world, and you asked for me."
She smiled up at him. Filthy as he was, covered in blood and dirt, he was the most beautiful thing she'd ever seen.
"But I don't want anything else in the world.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Glass

Source: City of Glass

World , Smile , Beauty

“You said you were going for a walk!? What kind of walk takes six hours?"
"A long one?”

Cassandra Clare book City of Glass

Source: City of Glass

“Is this the part where you say if I hurt her, you'll kill me?"
"No" Simon said, "If you hurt Clary she's quite capable of killing you herself. Possibly with a variety of weapons.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Glass

Source: City of Glass

Parting , Hurt

“Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Princess

Source: Clockwork Princess

Life , Books , Reading

“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

“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

“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

Kiss , Time

“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

Romantic , Love , Boy

“"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)