Cassandra Clare Quotes

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“Clary made fun of him about his new look; but, then, Clary found everything about Simon's love life borderline hilarious.”

“But you hate poetry!
Yes, but you make me want to write it.”

“The more beautiful the skin is, the more deadly it is. That's what Will's like. All that pretty face and whatnot just hides how twisted up and rotten he is on the inside.”

“And like lambs to a slaughter we shall follow…”

“He was still stroking the inside of her wrist, his touch doing odd delicious things to her skin and nerves.”

“Hurry up, mundie boy, we've got work to do.”

“Well, hello there, Mother,” Sebastian said in a voice like silk. “Surprised to see me?”

“I know how you are with your words, and, Will- I love all of them. Every word you say. The silly ones, the mad ones, the beautiful ones, and the ones that are only for me. I love them, and I love you." - Tessa Gray”

“I can't believe he took you to an actual resteraunt. I assumed his idea od a date would be making you watch him play World of Warcraft with his nerd friends.”

“He can touch your soul. And there is a difference between having your heart break and having your soul shatter.”

“"You know, most psychologists agree that hostility is really just sublimated sexual attraction."
"Ah, that might explain why I so often run into people who seem to dislike me."”

“Her green eyes flutter all the way open, and she looks amused. It pricks his ego slightly. Afterkiss, shouldn’t she be fainting at his feet? But she’s grinning.”

“Jace told me once you’d walk all over my heart in high-heeled boots, and it hasn’t stopped me.
Isabelle gave a little gasp of startled laughter. “He said that? And you stuck around?”
He leaned in toward her … “I would consider it an honor.”

“Nothing less than 7 inches.”

“Women do not think with logic and discretion but with emotions of the heart”

“You can keep it a secret…. But secrets have their own weight, and it can be a very heavy one.”

“Of course, the guests were also staring because they know of my relationship with Camille, and are wondering what we might be doing here in the library… alone." He wiggled his eyebrows at Tessa.”

“You are the central point about which his world spins.”

“I want to kiss you one more time before I die.”

“Of course it's not okay with me, I'm a teenage boy. As far as I'm concerned, this is the worst thing that's happenedd since I found out why Magnus was banned from Peru" - Jace”

“We needn't talk about Tessa if you don't want to, you know."
"It's not Tessa." This was true. Will hadn't been thinking of Tessa. He was getting good at not thinking about her, really; all it took was determination and practice.”

“What would you give someone who likes to play the piano?”
“A piano.”
“Simon.”
“A really huge metronome that could also double as a weapon?”

“There were some memories, though, that never faded.”

“They confused beauty with innocence and harmlessness.”

“You couldnt erase everything that caused you pain with recollection. Every memory was valuable; even the bad ones”

“For a moment she just stared, wondering if there were another girl staying here, or if Sebastian had taken to cross-dressing.”

“Magnus, remember what happened the last time you tried to tango. Your shoe flew off and nearly killed someone."

"It was a metaphor. He's a Shadowhunter, he's a Lightwood, and he's into blonds. He's a dating hazard.”

“Well, I guess I'll see you around. You're the first Shadowhunter I've ever met."
"That's too bad,"said Jace, "since all the ones you meet from now on will be a terrible letdown.”

“I don't care what you think. You're not my brother," Clary said. "You're a murderer."
"I really don't see how those things cancel each other out," said Sebastian.”

“The good suffer, the evil flourish, and all that is mortal passes away.”

“Every time you almost die, I almost die myself.”

“I didn't know," he said. "I didn't know you needed me."
Her voice shook. "I always need you”

“Okay. I've got a good one." Simon stroked Isabelle's hair feeling her lashes flutter against his neck as she closed her eyes. "A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away.”

“Raphael snapped, "This isn't funny."
"That's why no one's laughing." Jace stood, hauling Raphael upright, jamming the tip of his knife between Raphael's shoulder blades.”

“Jace was probably the safest boyfriend in the world since he was pretty much banned from (1) getting angry, (2) making sexual advances, and (3) doing anything that would produce an adrenaline rush.”

“I screwed her over. I didn't want to see her screwed over by someone else.”

“Hope is not an illusion.”

“Jace shook his head. 'I don't care if I did just set myself on fire,' he said. 'I'm not hugging you.'
Simon sighed and dropped his arms. 'Your loss,' he said. 'If you'd gone in, I would've let you, but honestly it would have been a pity hug.”

“To lose an arm or a leg would be painful, but to lose the central truth of your life felt—fatal.”

“Mr. Lightwood," she said, raising herself up on her elbows. "Are thoseunder your bed?”

“I'm pure at heart. It repels the dirt.”

“He was the one she was doing all this for, but sometimes she missed him so much it felt like she swallowed broken glass.”

“Can I touch your mango?”

“I know there are monsters on this earth,' said Tessa. 'You cannot tell me otherwise. I have seen them.”

“Those of us who do not live forever do not like change perhaps as much as those of you who do.”

“When I first arrived in London, I so quickly tired of being surrounded by so many people that it was only with great difficulty that I refrained from seizing the next unfortunate who crossed my path and committing violent acts upon their person.”

“Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake?”

“When I think of you, and you are not there, I see you in my mind's eye always with a book in your hand.”

“He has fought many battles with us" (Jace)
By which you mean one battle" muttered Simon. "Two if you count the one I was a rat”