Quotes from Cassandra Clare

Or perhaps this hostility of yours is the pretense. Love does make liars out of your kind.

We love reproducing. Its one of our favorite things.

Kit's jaw was still set. Jem knew that look. Herondales were always flames, he thought. They loved and suffered as if they would burn away with the sheer force of their own fire.

I am not doing this in front of everyone," Simon announced. "It's not spin the bottle, Simon," said Clary. "It's just food. Not that you're food, Alec," she added when he glared. She held her hands up. "Never mind.

You see, I do not want a body without a heart.

Every heart has its own melody.

Aren't we forever?

I can offer you my life, though it is a short life. I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many beats it shall sustain. But I love you enough to hope the rest of my life-whatever its length-happy, by spending it with you.-Jem.

He would look so young. They were both so young. Tessa knew it was unusual to marry at seventeen and eighteen, but they were racing a clock. The clock of Jem's life, before it wound down.

Family is more than blood

Julian," she said. "I was angry at you. I missed you. But I didn't stop loving you." She brushed the back of her hand lightly against his cheek. "As long as you exist and I exist, I will love you.

Magnus had heard the story of how the Nephilim were created many times. They must have forgotten to leave out the bit that said: And the Angel descended from on high and gave his chosen ones fantastic abs.

Will Herondale] would say he knew a warlock who was a better friend, and more worth trusting, than many a nephilim warrior.

I know you worry about me needing you, but I shouldn't be with you because I need you. I should be with you because I love you.

You are a great deal of trouble, Jace Herondale

I don't understand what makes them come out like that!""Hunger," said Jem. "Were you thinking about blood?""No.""Were you thinking about eating me?" Will inquired."No!""No one would blame you," said Jem. "He's very annoying.

I always thought I was happy being the dark star to your supernova.

I don't care what you do. As long as you know you belong to me.

Who do we belong with but each other?

Are you, monsieur, a man of your word?" "It really depends upon the word," Magnus said. "There are so many wonderful words...

Well, either you've been out fighting the forces of evil or you've come from a much wilder party than we have," Jace said. "Hello, there, Blackthorns.

Funerals are always so sad," said a woman who had introduced herself as Irina Cartwright, staring at Julian with a deep pitying stare. When he didn't respond, she shifted her gaze to Kit. "Don't you think?" "I wouldn't know," said Kit. "My father was eaten by demons.

Will: I say we sell her to the Gypsies on Hampstead Heath. I hear they puchase spare women as well as hoses. Charlotte: Will, stop it. That's ridivulous. Will:You're right. They'd never buy her. Too scrawny.

My parabatai, he loved like few ever could love, with all and everything. I see you are like that too; it burns more brightly in you than the fire of Heaven.