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City of Bones

City of Bones
Cassandra Clare

City of Bones is the first urban fantasy book in author Cassandra Clare's New York Times bestselling series The Mortal Instruments. The novel is set in modern day New York City and has been released in several languages, including Bulgarian, Hebrew, Polish and Japanese.

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“Alec dragged the heavy canvas bag out of the back of the van, dropping it on the sidewalk. "Ready to go." He announced. "Lets kick some demon butt!"
Jace looked at him a little oddly. "You alright?”

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“If there was such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood”

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Jace to Clary, pg. 232
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“The only time people turned to watch her go by was when she hurtled past them as she fell.”

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“Well, I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death."
He blinked. "There is a fine line between sarcasm and outright hostility, and you seem to have crossed it. What's up?”

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“I'm a werewolf, not a golden retriever." (Luke/Lucian)”

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“How can you tell? That I like books, I mean.

The look on your face when you walked in, somehow I doubted you were that impressed by me.”

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“I'm memorable, its true."
-Magnus, pg.229-”

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“Shouldn't we stand back to back or something?" "What? Why?" "I don't know. In movies that's what they do in this kind of… situation.”

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“Jace, on the other hand, looked like the sort of boy who'd come over to your house and burn it down for kicks.”

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“Not everything that's true needs to be said.”

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“Half of your attention is better than all of anyone else's.”

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“Right, because I'm flat-chesteda midget.”

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“He looked like the sort of boy who'd come over to your house to pick you up for a date and be polite to your parents and nice to your pets. Jace, on the other hand, looked like the sort of boy who'd come over to your house and burn it down for kicks.”

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“"Wait a second."
"I never understand why people say that," Luke said, to no one in particular. "I wasn't going anywhere."”

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Clary and Luke, pg. 407
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“"Unfortunately, Lady of the Haven, my one true love remains myself."
"At least you don't have to worry about rejection, Jace Wayland."
"Not necessarily. I turn myself down occasionally, just to keep it interesting."”

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Jace and Madame Dorothea, pg. 345
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“Maybe. Although I doubt most Shadowhunters get a tattoo of Donatello from the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles on their left shoulder.”

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Clary to Jace, pg. 314
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“"You really want to know what else it was my mom said about you?" he asked.
She shook her head.
He didn't seem to notice. "She said you'd break my heart."”

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Simon and Clary, pg. 321
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“If this is your idea of glamour, I'm having second thoughts about letting you make me over.”

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“Humans were so stupid. They had something so precious, and they barely safeguarded it at all. They threw away their lives for money, for packets of powder, for a stranger's charming smile.”

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“Shotgun!" announced Clary as Jace came back around the side of the van.
Alec grabbed for his bow, strapped across his back. "Where?"
"She means she wants the front seat," said Jace, pushing wet hair out of his eyes.”

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