„I really was sick. I swear. I almost died back there on the ship, you know.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
"I know. Every time you almost die, I almost die myself."
Clary and Jace, pg.449
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)
Quotes from workThe Mortal Instruments
The Mortal Instruments is a series of six young adult fantasy novels written by Cassandra Clare, the last of which was published on May 27, 2014. The Mortal Instruments is chronologically the third series of a proposed five in The Shadowhunter Chronicles but it was the first one published. It follows Clary Fray while also discovering her own heritage. The Shadowhunters protect the world of mundane people, who are also called mundanes or "mundies", from dark forces beyond their world.
„Much like postal service, demon hunters never sleep. 'Neither snow nor rain nor heat nor gloom of night stays these-'"
"You'd be in major trouble if gloom of night did stay you.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Jace and Clary, pg. 306
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
„I'm a warrior. I was brought up as a warrior. I didn't have toys, I had weapons. I slept with a wooden sword until I was five. My first books were medieval demonologies with illuminated pages. The first songs I learned were chants to banish demons. I know what brings me peace, and it isn't sandy beaches or chirping birds in rain forests. I want a weapon in my hand and a strategy to win."
"So you're saying what brings you peace is war.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
"Now you get it."
Jace Herondale and Jordan Kyle, pg. 29
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
„Everyone should die with someone holding onto them.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Maia Roberts, to Bat Velasquez, pg. 227
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
„Whatever it is, don't do it! It's a bad idea."
"And why would you say that?"
"Because they're the only kind you have. I have known you a long time, and I am absolutely certain on the subject. If you are planning to become a pirate again, it's a bad idea."
"I don't repeat my mistakes."
"You're right. you make all new and even worse mistakes. Don't do it, whatever it is. Don't lead a werewolf uprising, don't do anything that might accidentally contribute to the apocalypse, and don't start your own line of glitter and try to sell it at Sephora.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
"That last idea has real merit."
Catarina Loss and Magnus Bane, pg. 134
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
„Don't tell me," he said. "You've got a drawing emergency. You need a nude model. Well, I'm not in the mood. You could ask Hodge.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Jace to Clary, pg. 324
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
„I remember you said this war was a story of Lightwoods and Herondales and Fairchilds, and it is, and Blackthorns and Carstairs as well, and it's amazing to see them. But when I do, it's as if I see the past that stretches out behind them. I watch Jace Herondale play, and I see the ghosts that rise up in the music. Don't you?“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Tessa Gray, to Brother Zachariah/Jem Carstairs, pg. 708
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
„"Maybe you should try looking a little less smug about what you did last night."
"I do not look smug. Well, no more than usual."
"Please, I can read your face like a very open, very pornographic book. I wish I couldn't."“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Alec Lightwood and Jace Heronale, pg. 535
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
„Help? Of course we can help,' Malcolm said, turning around to face them. 'You need to get a message through? There's always carrier kittens.'
'You mean pigeons,' said Bat. 'Carrier pigeons.'
Malcolm shook his head. 'Carrier kittens. They're so cute, no one can deny them. Fix your mouse problem, too.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Bat Velasquez and Malcolm Fade, pg. 403
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
„You know,' Maia said. 'Catarina said you were pretty harmless--'
Malcolm looked pleased. 'Catarina said I was pretty?“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Maia Roberts and Malcolm Fade, pg. 465
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
„I have to buy Hanukkah presents. It's mandated by Jewish law. The God of the Jews is an angry God. And very gift-oriented.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Simon Lewis, pg. 39
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
„"Faeries have no sense of humor."
"Oh, I wouldn't say that. There's a pixie nightclub downtown called Hot Wings. Not that I have ever been there."“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Isabelle and Jace, pg. 158
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)
„Do you remember back at the hotel when you promised that if we lived, you'd get dressed up in a nurse's outfit and give me a sponge bath?"
"Actually, I think you misheard," Clary said. "It was Simon who promised you the sponge bath."
Jace looked involuntarily over at Simon, who smiled at him widely. "As soon as I'm back on my feet, handsome.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
"I knew we should have left you a rat."
Jace, Clary, and Simon, pg. 296-297
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
„What they had between them was still as fragile as a flickering candle flame, as delicate as eggshell - and he knew that if it shattered, if he somehow let it break and be destroyed, something inside him would shatter too, something that could never be fixed.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Simon, pg. 224
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)
„So she had a box. Lots of people have boxes. They keep things in them. It's a growing trend, I hear.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Jace to Clary, pg. 449
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
„I thought you guys said only some of the vampire bikes could fly?"
"Only some of them can!"
"How did you know this was one of them?“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
"I didn't!"
Clary and Jace, pg. 289-290
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
„I'm taking that away from you before you get to the India part, Magnus in a sari. Some things you don't ever forget.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Jace, pg. 44
The Mortal Instruments, City of Fallen Angels (2011)
„He waited, but nothing happened.
"Boom? Was something suppose to happen there?"“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Jace to Imogen, pg. 303
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)
„You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me."
"I was ninety percent sure."
"I see," Clary said.
There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hand to his cheek, more in surprise than pain. "What the hell was that for?“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
"The other ten percent."
Clary and Jace, pg. 83-4
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)
„Don't look pleased with yourself. When Will says 'enterprising, ' he means 'morally deficient. '" "No, I mean enterprising, " said Will. "When I mean morally deficient, I say, 'Now, that's something I would have done.“
— Cassandra Clare, The Mortal Instruments
Variant: When Will says 'enterprising', he means 'morally deficient.'"
"No, I mean enterprising," said Will. "When I mean morally deficient, I say, 'Now, that's something I would have done.
Source: The Mortal Instruments
