#or

She did not belong to Will-she was too much herself to belong to anyone, even Jem-but she belonged with them, and silently he cursed the Consul for not seeing it. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-princess #jem-carstairs #page- #tessa-gray

Mr. Rochester never courted Jane Eyre, Tessa pointed out. No, he dressed up as a woman and terrified the poor girl out of her wits. Is that what you want? ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-princess #page- #tessa-gray

It was good to be here with Hem and Cecily an Charlotte, to be surrounded by their affection, but without her there would always be something missing, a Tessa-shaped part chiseled out of his heart that he could never get back. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-princess #page- #tessa-gray

In the name of God, stop a moment, cease your work, look around you. ↗

— Leo Tolstoy

#cease #god #look #moment #name

It is easier to forgive an enemy than to forgive a friend. ↗

— William Blake

#easier #enemy #forgive #friend #than

A lie gets halfway around the world before the truth has a chance to get its pants on. ↗

— Winston Churchill

#before #chance #get #gets #halfway

That makes classical music work, the ability to improvise. ↗