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What's that you're holding?" he asked, noticing the pamphlet, still rolled up in her left

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jace's clothes had been clean,stylish,ordinary. Sebastian had been wearing a long black wool trench coat that had looked expensive. Like an evil Burbe...more

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Their beauty had always seemed to him like the beauty of pressed flowers-lovely, but dead.

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I guess it’s true what they say," observed Jace. "There are no straight men in the trenches.""That’s atheists, jackass," said Simon furiously. "There ...more

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But they love each other. Isn't that what love means? That you're supposed to be there for the other person to turn to, no matter what?

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Lawful good to lawful evil!" said Simon, pleased."He's quoting Dungeons and Dragons," said Clary. "Ignore him.

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We need to talk. All of us About what we're going to do now.""I was going to watch Project Runway.

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Mom. I have something to tell you. I’m undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I know you may not be comfortable ...more

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Another vampire pushed her way through the crowd to stand at hisside—a pretty blue-haired Asian girl in a silver foil skirt. Clary wondered if there w...more

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Who cares if you have a girlfriend, anyway?""I care" Simon said gloomily. "Pretty soon the only people left without a girlfriend will be me and Wendel...more

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Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginatively bankrupt.

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It's not gray," Clary felt compelled to point out. "It's green.""If there was such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood," said...more

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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 Brothe...more

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And next time you're planning to injure yourself to get me attention, just remember that a little sweet talk works wonders.

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Eternity is a long time to spend alone, without others of your kind.