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The Mortal Instruments

Cassandra Clare

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.

“"Well, I'm not kissing the mundane. I'd rather stay down here and rot."
"Forever? Forever's an awfully long time."
"I knew it. You want to kiss me, don't you?"”

Cassandra Clare The Mortal Instruments

Jace and Simon, pg. 171
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“I don't see anything you need protecting from here," said the boy. "Except some bad decor and a possible mold problem. But you can usually clear that up with bleach.”

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Jace to Freaky Pete, pg. 36
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“It's not often you get to see someone drool. Especially with such total abandon. Mouth wide open and everything.”

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Jace to Clary, pg. 185
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“Nearly unlimited supernatural power, and all you do is use it to watch reruns. What a waste.”

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Jace to Magnus, pg. 136
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“"When did you get that?"
"The shirt? At Macy's. Winter sale."”

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Imogen and Jace, pg. 390
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“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.”

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Jace and Clary, pg. 306
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

“I always thought being a Shadowhunter meant that I had to approve of what the Clave did. I thought otherwise I wasn't loyal. I made excuses for them. I always have. But I feel like whenever we have to fight, we're fighting a war on two fronts. We fight the enemy and we fight the Clave, too. I don't--I just don't know how I feel anymore.”

Cassandra Clare The Mortal Instruments

Alec Lightwood, to Jace, Clary, Simon, and Isabelle, pg. 435
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)

“If you're calling me up just to chat, mundane, you must be lonelier than I thought.”

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Jace to Simon, pg. 225
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“I feel a kinship with you, too, you who have lost both brother and father. I know you have been judged and spoken of as the daughter of Valentine Morgenstern, and now the sister of Jonathan. There will always be those who want to tell you who you are based on your name or the blood in your veins. Do not let people decide who you are. Decide for yourself. That freedom is not a gift; it is a birthright. I hope that you and Jace will use it.”

Cassandra Clare The Mortal Instruments

Tessa Gray, to Clary Fray, pg. 716
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)

“Are we long-lost friends, by chance?”

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"No, we never got along all that well. Long-lost acquaintances? Compadres? My cat liked you."
Simon Lewis and Magnus Bane, pg. 689
The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)

“I really was sick. I swear. I almost died back there on the ship, you know.”

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"I know. Every time you almost die, I almost die myself."
Clary and Jace, pg.449
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“Do you want to tell me what this is about, or should I just call the police?”

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"And tell them what?" Jace said witheringly. "That invisible people are bothering you? Trust me, little girl, the police aren't going to arrest someone they can't see."
Clary and Jace, pg. 44
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

“"I guess it's true what they say. There are no straight men in the trenches."
"That's atheists, jackass. There are no atheists in the trenches."”

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Jace and Simon, pg. 171
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“It's the Mortal Cup, Jace, not the Mortal Toilet Bowl.”

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Isabelle to Jace, pg. 349
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

“"Jesus!" Luke exclaimed. "Actually, it's just me," said Simon. "Although I've been told the resemblance is startling."”

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Luke and Simon, pg. 28
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

“If You don't give readers what they want, they'll be mad at you. If you give them what they do want, they'll be even more mad at you.”

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Source: The Mortal Instruments

“There might be a God, Clary, and there might not, but I don't think it matters. Either way, we're on our own.”

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Jace to Clary, pg. 257
The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

“Isabelle with her whip and boots and knives would chop anyone who tried to pen her up in a tower into pieces, build a bridge out of the remains, and walk carelessly to freedom, her hair looking fabulous the entire time.”

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Clary, pg. 149
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

“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

“Looks like a bite mark. What have you been doing all day, anyway?"
"Nothing. I went walking in the park. Tried to clear my head."
"And ran into a vampire?"
"What? No! I fell."
"On your neck?”

Cassandra Clare The Mortal Instruments

Jace and Alec, pg. 73-74
The Mortal Instruments, City of Ashes (2008)

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