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For the first time, he looked at her, and she wasn’t a stranger, she was Clary—his friend. His family. The girl he’d sworn always to protect. The girl...more

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When he let go of Clary, he turned and hugged Jace. Clary watched, tears running down her face.

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He thought of his remembrance of Jordan, thought of how it hurt to even look at Isabelle and Clary. Without memory, they were lost. And nobody wanted ...more

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Sometimes carrying the burden of an upsetting truth, and hiding it, is actually a gift you give to someone else. You bear that burden, so they don’t h...more

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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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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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It was at first almost as if he hadn't wanted to kiss her. His mouth was hard on hers, unyielding; then he put both arms around her and pulled her aga...more

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If you never tell anyone the truth about yourself, eventually you start to forget.

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Jace said that the cast of Gilligan's Island could do something anatomically unlikely with themselves.

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We had and incident. I took care of it.""Really." Jace's voice dripped sarcasm. "Do you even know how to use that knife, Clarissa? Without poking a ho...more

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Bitten? You mean you're a-""A werewolf," said the girl. "Like everyone else here. Except you, and the asshole. And the asshole's sister.

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I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on othe...more

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Something inside Clary cracked and broke, and words came pouring out. 'What do you want me to tell you? The truth? The truth is that I love Simon like...more

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What I actually want to call you is a hell of a lot more unprintable than your name

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When you love someone, you don't have a choice. Love takes your choices away.- Clary Fray