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City of Bones

City of Bones

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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“"Oh-Simon!"
"No, I'm Jace," said Jace patiently. "Simon is the weaselly little one with the bad haircut and dismal fashion sense."”

Clary and Jace, pg. 170
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“My eyes are usually described as golden… and luminous.”

Variant: Are you the one with the blue eyes?"
"Actually, my eyes are usually described as golden... and luminous.
Source: City of Bones

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“It's a girl," Jace said, recovering his composure. "Surely you've seen girls before, Alec. Your sister Isabelle is one.”

Jace to Alec, pg. 12
Variant: I'ts a girl" Jace said, recovering his composure. "Surely you've seen girls before, Alec. Your sister Isabelle is one.
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“Well, I'd certainly hate to interrupt your pleasant night stroll with my sudden death.”

Clary to Jace, pg. 216
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“Come in. And try not to murder any of my guests.”

Source: City of Bones

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“She was afraid you'd freak out? Start seeing demons in the White House?”

Jace to Clary, pg. 311
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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

Variant: There were some feelings you never forgot.
Source: City of Bones

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“Unfortunately, we're all out of bitter revenge at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing.”

Hodge and Clary, pg. 75
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
Context: "Is there anything I could get for you?" he asked. "Something to drink? Some tea?"
"I don't want tea," said Clary, with a muffled force. "I want to find my mother. And then I want to find out who took her in the first place, and I want to kill them."
"Unfortunately," said Hodge, "we're all out of bitter revenge at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing."