“He bumped into a pay phone and said, 'Excuse me, miss,' on our way in," said Julian.

"It's polite to apologize," said Mark with the same small voice.

"Not to inanimate objects.”

—  Cassandra Clare , book Lady Midnight

Source: Lady Midnight

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