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Being sixteen forever sounded good until you really thought about it. Then it didn't seem like such a great prospect.

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I think,” Jace said, “that you don’t want to tell your secrets, so you decided to break up with Alec because...

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The way Magnus’ breath had sounded, rattling in his chest, before he’d said his father’s name.

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It took courage to live an immortal life and not close off your heart and mind to any new experiences or new people. Because that which was new was al...more

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We who are immortal, we are chained to this life by a chain of gold, and we dare not sever it for fear of what lies beyond the drop.

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It was as hard to comprehend that your life would never end as it was to comprehend that it would.

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The posters bore the words WITH THE PASSING YEARS COMES...IMPOTENCE! Magnus found himself staring at the posters with a sort of absent horror. He look...more

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You know, there's a reason we can remember," [Catarina] said more softly."That's much easier when your life has an expiration date.""It may be more im...more

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I don't know why I ever helped you.""You like broken things.

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That was vampires for you: always going for the jugular, both literally and metaphorically. They were messing up his love life as well as being incons...more

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Happy birthday, Alexander," Magnus murmured."Thanks for remembering," Alec whispered back.