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Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change -Clary Fray

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She took out a shiny folded pamphlet, the kind they kept stacked in clear plastic stands in hospital waiting rooms. "How to Come Out to Your Parents,"...more

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

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Mundane humans create distinctions between themselves, distinctions that seem ridiculous to any Shadowhunter. Their distinctions are based on race, re...more

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

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Hate is nothing when weighed against survival. (Valentine)

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Actually," said Jace, "I prefer to think that I'm a liar in a way that's uniquely my own.

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You are mortal. You age, you die. If that is not hell, pray tell me, what is?

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I've 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 cha...more

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Mom. I have something to tell you. I’m undead. Now, I know you may have some preconceived notions about the undead. I know you may not be comfortable ...more

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I was even a little glad that if it wasn’t going to be me she wanted, it was going to be someone who really deserved her.

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That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.""Why?" Isabelle said."So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you...more

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Isabelle drifted over, Jace a pace behind her. She was wearing a long black dress with boots and an even longer cutaway coat of soft green velvet, the...more

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Isabelle," she said, lightening her tone with an obvious effort, "your loyalty to your friend is understandable --""He's not my friend." Isabelle look...more

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Alec looked at her and shook his head. "How do you manage never to get mud on your clothes?"Isabelle shrugged philosophically. "I'm pure at heart. It ...more