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City of Fallen Angels

City of Fallen Angels
Cassandra Clare

City of Fallen Angels is the fourth book in The Mortal Instruments series by Cassandra Clare. The series was meant to end with City of Glass; it was announced in March 2010 that a fourth book would be added, with Cassandra Clare later saying that she views this as a "second trilogy" in the series. The book was released on April 5, 2011.

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“What would you prefer? 'What did the Count eat today, children? One helpless villager, two helpless villagers, three helpless villagers….”

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“If we're going to the Silent City, you might want to get dressed. I mean, I appreciate the bra-and-panties look, but I don't know if the Silent Brothers will. There are only a few of the left, and I don't want them to die of excitement.”

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“I'm always so glad I have no idea what you're vacantly chatting about," said Jace. It fills me with a sense of peace and well-being.”

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“Is this one of those keep-your-friends-close-and-your-enemies-closer things?"
"I though it was keep your friends close so you have someone to drive the car when you sneak over to your enemy's house at night and throw up in his mailbox.”

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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.”

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“Let me ask you something,” Simon said. “Do you find me fascinating to be around?”
“What was that?” Jace said. “Sorry, I think I fell asleep for a moment. Do, continue with
whatever mesmerizing thing you were saying.”

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“You're all he ever wants.”

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“Now that the real and the imagined had collided, he wondered if she, like he, longed for the past, for the normal. He wondered if normalcy was something, like vision or silence, you didn't realize was precious until you lost it.”

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“What's all this about yanking poor Magnus and Alec back from their vacation?" Isabelle demanded. "They have opera tickets!”

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“You know, when someone prefers their own brother over you, it isn't a confidence booster.”

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“Love is the most powerful force in the world. That love can do anything.”

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Variant: that love is the most powerful force in the world. That love can do anything.
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“That ones yours, huh?"he asked, pointing to 3A."How come it just says 'Kyle'? Doesnt he have a last name?"
"Kyle wants to be a rock star,"Simon said, heading down the stairs."I think his working the one-name thing. Like Rihanna.”

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“You'd think the Angel would have been foresighted enough to give us a birth-control rune, but no dice.”

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“with his customary crooked smile, “are just too unlikely to dwell upon.”

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“We can buy you one of those books they have for little kids 'Timmy Has Two Dads'. Except I don't think they have one called 'Timmy Has Two Dads and One of Them Was Evil'. That part you're just going to have to work through on your own.”

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“I suppose you've always been amazing at this stuff."- Clary
"I was born amazing." - Jace”

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“You could give me the past,“ he said a little sadly. “But Alec is my future.”

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“At least Kyle wasn't home. That would be a hard one to explain to his new roomate. Nobody liked a guy who kept blood in the fridge.”

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

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