City of Heavenly Fire is a young adult fantasy romance novel, the sixth and final installment in The Mortal Instruments series, and chronologically the twelfth installment in The Shadowhunter Chronicles franchise by Cassandra Clare. It was released on May 27, 2014. The book once again follows the adventures of the teenage Shadowhunter, Clary Fray, and her allies in facing her brother Sebastian Morgenstern and his allies of Endarkened Shadowhunters. It also ties in with both The Infernal Devices and the upcoming The Dark Artifices series by having their main protagonists, Tessa Gray and Emma Carstairs, appear as supporting characters and connecting the worlds of The Infernal Devices and The Dark Artifices.
“As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.”
Variant: As long as there is love and memory, there is no true death,” he said. He
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“I don't carol, said Simon. I'm Jewish. I only know the dreidel song.”
Alec Lightwood and Simon Lewis, pg. 244
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
Context: Above her another window opened, and Alec leaned out. 'What's going on?' His gaze landed on Clary and the others, his eyebrows drawing together in confusion. 'What is this? Early caroling?'
'I don't carol,' said Simon. 'I'm Jewish. I only know the dreidel song.
“The way Magnus’ breath had sounded, rattling in his chest, before he’d said his father’s name.”
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“I think they’ll probably put that on my gravestone. ‘He Was Heterosexual and Had Low Expectations.”
Alec Lightwood and Jace Herondale, pg. 438
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
Context: "'Sure, he likes you,' said Alec. 'You're heterosexual and have low expectations of father figures.'
'I think they'll probably put that on my gravestone. "He Was Heterosexual and Had Low Expectations."'"
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Variant: No, I couldn’t,” Alec said. “I hate it when straight guys think all gay guys are attracted to them. I’m not attracted to every guy any more than you’re attracted to every girl.
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“Brother Zachariah. Months January through December of the Hot Silent Brothers Calendar.”
Isabelle Lightwood, about Brother Zachariah/Jem Carstairs, pg. 694
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
Jace Herondale, to Zachariah, pg. 236
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
“Family isn't blood. It's the people who love you. The people who have your back.”
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Maia Roberts and Malcolm Fade, pg. 404
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
Context: We don't have a mouse problem,' said Maia. 'We have a megalomaniac problem.' She looked at Catarina. 'Sebastian's determined to drive wedges between Downworlders and Shadowhunters. Kidnapping the representatives, attacking the Praetor, he won't stop there. All of Downworld will know soon enough what's going on. The question is, where will they stand?'
'We will stand bravely with you!' Malcolm announced. Catarina looked darkly at him, and he quailed. 'Well, we will stand bravely near you. Or at least within earshot.
“Your boyfriend's crazy,” he said to Clary.
“Yeah, but he’s hot,” said Clary. “So there’s that.”
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