#instruments

Simon turned to Jordan, who was lying down across the futon, his head propped against one of the woven throw pillows. "How much of that did you hear?" "Enough to gather that we're going to a party tonight," said Jordan. "I heard about the Ironworks event. I'm not in the Garroway pack, so I wasn't invited." "I guess you're coming as my date now." Simon shoved the phone back into his pocket. "I'm secure enough in my masculinity to accept that," said Jordan. "We'd better get you something nice to wear, though," he called as Simon headed back into his room. "I want you to look pretty. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#city-of-fallen-angels #date #funny #humor #ironworks

Samuel! Are you alright?" A vision of Samuel being brained by the falling bars rose up before Simon's eyes. Samuel's voice rose to a scream. "GO AWAY!" Simon looked sideways at Jace. "I think he means it." Jace shook his blond head in exasperation. "You had to make a crazy jail friend, didn't you? You couldn't just count ceiling tiles or tame a pet mouse like normal prisoners do? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-and-simon #mortal-instruments #vision

Isabelle waved a hand. "No need to worry, big brother. Nothing happened. Of course," she added as Alex'a shoulders relaxed, "I was totally passed-out drunk, so he could really have done whatever he wanted and I wouldn't have woken up." "Oh, please," said Simon. "All I did was tell you the entire plot of Star Wars." "I don't think I remember that," said Isabelle, taking a cookie from the plate on the table. "Oh, yeah? Who was Luke Skywalker's best childhood friend?" "Biggs Darklighter," Isabelle said immediately, and then hit the table with the flat of her hand."That is so cheating! ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#city-of-lost-souls #isabelle-lightwood #mortal-instruments #shadowhunters #simon-lewis

No one blames her." "That never matters," said Alec. "Not when you blame yourself. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#blame #cassandra-clare #city-of-lost-souls #guilt #the-mortal-instruments

The more you try to crush your true nature, the more it will control you. Be what you are. No one who really loves you will stop. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#luke-garroway #mortal-instruments #simon-lewis #love

Jace is in love with the idea of dying,” said Isabelle. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jace-lightwood #the-mortal-instruments #tmi #love

If we desire to avoid insult, we must be able to repel it; if we desire to secure peace, one of the most powerful instruments of our rising prosperity, it must be known, that we are at all times ready for War. ↗

— George Washington

#avoid #desire #instruments #insult #known

My father had all kinds of instruments in the house that he would hide from my mother. He bought them through mail order! ↗

— Cassandra Wilson

#father #had #hide #house #instruments

A symphony is a stage play with the parts written for instruments instead of for actors. ↗

— Colin Wilson

#instruments #parts #play #stage #stage play

After I retired and came off the road, I gathered up all my musical instruments and suddenly, I wanted them all to be perfect. ↗

— Tom T. Hall

#came #gathered #i #instruments #musical