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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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“Isabelle: Do you want some soup?
Jace: No
Isabelle: Do you think Hodge will want some soup?
Jace: No one wants soup
Simon: I want some soup!
Jace: No, you don't. You just want to sleep with Isabelle”

Variant: Do you want any soup?"
"No," said Jace.
"Do you think Hodge will want any soup?"
"No one wants any soup."
"want some soup," Simon said.
"No you dont," said Jace. "You just want to sleep with Isabelle.
Source: City of Bones

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“The sensation of falling was the worst part.”

Source: City of Bones

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“I've never asked, but I'm sure he has a fairly stringent policy about random teenagers lurking in his shrubbery.”

Simon to Clary, pg. 114
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“"Well you'll have to wait 'til tomorrow. I'm out of commission." He pointed at himself. "Look. Jammies."”

Jace to Clary, pg. 324
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“To love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be destroyed.”

Jace to Clary, pg. 206
Variant: to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“He's probably never met a six-foot-tall hot elf-woman in a fur bikini, either”

Clary to Simon, pg. 118
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

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“First, the candy and flowers, then the apology letters, then the ravenous demon hordes. In that order." -Jace Wayland”

Variant: It wouldn't be my move," Jace agreed. "First the candy and flowers, then the apology letters, then the ravenous demon hordes. In that order.
Source: City of Bones

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“Jace threw himself against the door. It didn't budge. He cursed. "My shoulder will never be the same. I expect you to nurse me back to health."
-Jace to Clary, pg.284-”

Variant: My shoulder will never be the same. I expect you to nurse me back to health.'-Jace
'Just break the door down, will you?'-Clary
Source: City of Bones

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“What would demons," she said, "want with our microwave?”

Source: City of Bones