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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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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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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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I wish you'd stop desperately trying to get my attention like this," he said. "It's become embarrassing.""Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginativ...more

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Once there was a boy,” said Jace.Clary interrupted immediately. “A Shadowhunter boy?”“Of course.” For a moment a bleak amusement colored his voice. Th...more

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I've got plenty.” Isabelle smiled, kicking her feet up so that her anklets jingled like Christmas bells. "These, for instance. The left one is gold, w...more

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He was a vampire now. He was supposed to have eternity. But what he had was days.

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I love you, Clary," he said without looking at her. He was staring out into the church, at the row of lighted candles, their fold reflected in his eye...more

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And now I’m looking at you,” he said, “and you’re asking me if I still want you, as if I could stop loving you. As if I would want to give up the thin...more

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What was the point in crying when there was no one to comfort you? And what was worse, when you couldn't even comfort yourself?

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She had worn the Morgenstern ring since Jace had left it for her, and sometimes she wondered why. Did she really want to be reminded of Valentine? And...more

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Jace broke off the kiss and stepped back with an exhale; before Clary could say anything, a chorus of sarcastic applause broke out from the nearby hil...more

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Surely, she was too young to have so many ghosts.