Quotes by Cassandra Clare

Whats that youre holding? he asked, noticing the pamphlet, still rolled up in her left

Of course, everyones going to freak out when you show up at school.Freak out? Why?Because youre so much hotter now than when you left. She shrugged. Its true. Must be a vampire thing.Simon looked baffled. Im hotter now?Sure you are. I mean, look at those two. Theyre both totally into you. She pointed to a few feet in front of them, where Isabelle and Maia had moved to walk side by side, their head bent tog

Hell come back, Simon said again. For you.

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 were any ugly vampires, or maybe any fat ones. Maybe they didnt make vampires out of ugly people. Or maybe ugly people just didnt want to live forever.

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

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

There was also the fact that sometimes vampires committed crimes worse than murder. They commited crimes against fashion.

Ugh, he said after a few swallows. Dead blood. Jaces eyebrows went up. Isnt all blood dead? The longer the animal whose blood Im drinking has been dead, the worse the blood tastes, Simon explained. Fresh is better. But youve never drunk fresh blood. Have you? Simon raised his own eyebrows in response. Well, aside from mine, of course, Jace said. And Im sure my blood is fan-tastic.

Vampires took offense SO easily—and Parisian vampires were the worst of all. - The Runaway Queen (The Bane Chronicles, 2) by Cassandra Clare and Maureen Johnson

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.

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 inconsiderate party guests who had got blood in Magnus’s stereo system at his last party and turned Clary’s idiot friend Stanley into a rat, which was just bad manners.

We want you to tell us about vampires.Simon grinned. What do you want to know? Scariest is Eli in Let the Right One In, cheesiest is late-era Lestat, most underrated is David Bowie in The Hunger. Sexiest is definitely Drusilla, though if you ask a girl, shell probably say Damon Salvatore or Edward Cullen. But... he shrugged, You know girls.Julies and Beatrizs eyes were wide. I didnt think youd know so many! Beatriz exclaimed. Are they... are they your friends?Oh, sure, Count Dracula and I are like this, Simon said, crossing his fingers to demonstrate. Also Count Chocula. Oh, and my BFF Count Blintzula. Hes a real charmer.... He trailed off as he realized no one else was laughing. In fact, no one seemed to realize he was joking. Theyre from TV, he prompted them. Or, uh, cereal.Whats he talking about? Julie asked Jon, perfect nose wrinkling up in confusion.Who cares? Jon said.

Isabelle! he called again. Let down your raven hair. Oh, my God, Clary muttered. There was something in that blood Raphael gave you, wasnt there? Im going to kill him. Hes already dead, Simon observed. Hes undead. Obviously he can still die, you know, again. Ill re-kill him.

One did not turn down an invitation from Saint Cloud. At least, one didnt if one wanted to continue living contentedly in Paris. Vampires took offense so easily - and Parisian vampires were the worst of all.

Maybe they didnt make vampires out of ugly people. Or maybe ugly people just didnt want to live forever.

The foundations of your childhood, they stay with you.

Break my heart, he said. Break it in pieces. I give you my permission.

Patience, grasshopper, said Maia. Good things come to those who wait.I always thought that was Good things come to those who do the wave, said Simon. No wonder Ive been so confused all my life.

There was no way possible [the queen] could have done all of the things the pamphleteers claimed. The crimes were too gross, too immoral and far too physically challenging. Magnus himself had never attempted half of them.

Clary felt suddenly annoyed. When the self-congratulatory part of the evening is over, maybe we could get back to saving my best friend from being exsanguinated to death?Exsanguinated, said Jace, impressed. Thats a big word.And youre a big-Tsk tsk, he interupted. No swearing in church.