Quotes by Cassandra Clare

One does no question miracles, or complain that they are no constructed perfectly to ones liking.

And when I saw him[my father] lying dead in a pool of his own blood, I knew then that I hadnt stopped believing in God. Id just stopped believing God cared. There might be a God, Clary, and there might be not. Either way, were on our own.

Pulvis et umbra sumus. Its a line from Horace. We are dust and shadows. Appropriate, dont you think? Will said. Its not a long life, killing demons; one tends to die young, and then they burn your body - dust to dust, in the literal sense. And then we vanish into the shadows of history, nary a mark on the page of a mundane book to remind the world that once we existed at all.

Hate is nothing when weighed against survival. (Valentine)

She supposed they were imperfections, those marks, but they didnt feel that way to her; they were a history, cut into his body: the map of a life of endless war.

Everything changes in my life, and the world stays the same.

The world is terrible, said Mark tonelessly. And some are drawn down into it and drown there, and some rise above and carry others with them.

Ive screwed everything up royally. I remember you saying that growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change.

He knew Alec enough by now to know the conflicting impulses that warred in him. He was conscientious, the kind of person who believed that the others around him were so much more important than he was, who already believed he was letting everybody down. And he was honest, the kind of person that was naturally open about all he felt and wanted. Alecs virtues had made a trap for him; these two good qualities had collided painfully. He felt he could not be honest without disappointing everyone he loved. It was a hideous conundrum for him. It was as if the world had been designed to make him unhappy.

she was glad she had been scarred. She said that whoever loved her now would love her true self, and not her pretty face.

People arent born good or bad. Maybe theyre born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters. And the people you know. Valentine was Hodges friend, and I dont think Hodge really had anyone else in his life to challenge him or make him be a better person. If Id had that life, I dont know how I would have turned out. But I didnt. I have my family. And I have you.

Jesus! Luke exclaimed.Actually, its just me, said Simon. Although Ive been told the resemblance is startling.

I dont want to be a man, said Jace. I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who cant confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead.Well, said Luke, youre doing a fantastic job.

It means Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234.

Do you remember back at the hotel when you promised that if we lived, you’d get dressed up in a nurse’s outfit and give me a sponge bath? asked Jace.It was Simon who promised you the sponge bath.As soon as I’m back on my feet, handsome, said Simon.I knew we should have left you a rat.

Malachi scowled. I dont remember the Clave inviting you into the Glass City, Magnus Bane.They didnt, Magnus said. Your wards are down.Really? the Consuls voice dripped sarcasm. I hadnt noticed.Magnus looked concerned. Thats terrible. Someone should have told you. He glanced at Luke. Tell him the wards are down.

Well, I’m not kissing the mundane, said Jace. I’d rather stay down here and rot.Forever? said Simon. Forever’s an awfully long time.Jace raised his eyebrows. I knew it, he said. You want to kiss me, don’t you?

That does it, said Jace. Im going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.Why? Isabelle said.So you can look up fun. Im not sure you know what it means.

You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me.I was ninety percent sure.I see, Clary said. There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hands on his cheek, more in surprise than pain.What the hell was that for?The other ten percent.

Investigation? Isabelle laughed. Now were detectives? Maybe we should all have code names.Good idea, said Jace. I shall be Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein.