#clary

Is it really love to tell someone that if it came down to picking between them and every other life on the planet, you’d pick them? Is that — I don’t know, is that a moral sort of love at all?" "Love isn’t moral or immoral," said Clary. "It just is." "I know," Simon said. "But the actions we take in the name of love, those are moral or immoral. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#love #simon-lewis #life

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 I should love you, and I wish he was my brother and you weren't, but I can't do anything about that and neither can you! ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary-fray #jace-wayland #truth #love

The blood of heaven binds you," said the Queen.'Blood calls to blood, under the skin. But love and blood are not the same." "Riddles," Clary said angrily. "Do you even mean anything when you talk like that? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary #fray #humor #jace #love

Money talks and walks, but it does not bark. ↗

— Tamora Pierce

#bloodhound #clary-goodwin #goodwin #money #tamora-pierce

That's why when major badasses greet each other in movies, they don't say anything, they just nod. The nod means, 'I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass,' but they don't say anything because they're Wolverine and Magneto and it would mess up their vibe to explain." "I have no idea what you're talking about," said Jace, from the backseat. "Good," Clary said, and was rewarded by the smallest of smiles from Simon as he turned the van onto the Manhattan Bridge, heading toward Brooklyn and home. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#simon-and-clary #movies

I'm not an angel, Jace," she repeated. "I don't return library books. I steal illegal music off the internet. I lie to my mom. I am completely ordinary. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-wayland #music

I can't tell them what to do!" "Why not?" the other girl demanded. "Honestly, Clary, if you don't start utilizing a bit of your natural feminine superiority, I just don't know what I'll do with you. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary-fray #isabelle-lightwood #mortal-instruments #nature

You're not gay, are you? If I were, I would dress better. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#gay-stereotypes #simon-lewis #stereotypes

But you have to learn to bend a little,” said Clary with a yawn. Despite the story’s content, the rhythm of Jace’s voice had made her sleepy. “Or you’ll break.” “Not if your strong enough,” said Jace firmly. He reached out, and she felt the back of his hand brush her cheek… ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clary-fray #jace #jace-wayland #contentment

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 hole in yourself or any innocent bystanders? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace #mortal-instruments #sarcasm #sarcasm