#sand

You said I am a good man," he said. "But I am not that good a man. And I am--I am catastrophically in love with you. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-princess #the-infernal-devices #will-herondale #love

I still loved Marc desperately and couldn’t imagine life without him. Jace was…something else. Something I could feel but couldn’t articulate. Something I wanted, and hadn’t been able to resist in my grief-weakened state. He was something that would have to wait. ↗

— Rachel Vincent

#faythe-sanders #love #regret #imagination

If there are two clones, one good and one evil, I can’t kill on sight alone. It’s the same with love. Some love hurts, and some love elevates, but as to which one is which, they are two sides to the same sandwich.
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— Jarod Kintz

#elevation #evil #good #hurt #joy

I have a feeling you're right, Sherwin.' 'Simon. My name is Simon. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#city-of-lost-souls #magnus-bane #simon-lewis #the-mortal-instruments #magnus-bane

If you insist on disavowing that which is ugly about what you do," said Magnus, still looking at Alec, "you will never learn from your mistakes. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#city-of-bones #learning #magnus-bane #mistakes #magnus-bane

Cassandra Clare “Malachi scowled. "I don't remember the Clave inviting you into the Glass City, Magnus Bane." "They didn't," Magnus said. "Your wards are down." Really?" the Consul's voice dripped sarcasm. "I hadn't noticed." Magnus looked concerned. "That's terrible. Someone should have told you." He glanced at Luke. "Tell him the wards are down. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#city-of-glass #magnus-bane #magnus-bane

Wallowing was for elephants, depressing people and depressing elephants ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#magnus-bane #magnus-bane

He carefully maintained the blasé air of one who had been here before and had been incredibly well dressed that time too ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#catarina-loss #magnus-bane #peru #ragnor-fell #sarah-rees-brennan

I sobbed again, and this time my father chuckled. "What's so funny?" I demanded, tilting my head when my cheek got his coat wet. "You didn't cry when Kevin Mitchell broke your arm, or when you got stabbed in the hip the last time we were here. But boy troubles are still enough to reduce you to tears. ↗

— Rachel Vincent

#faythe #greg-sanders #funny

Pleased to meet you," Tellin says, shaking me out of my reverie. "Lily told me much about you last weekend." "Funny." Quince throws me a questioning glance. "She didn't mention you at all. ↗

— Tera Lynn Childs

#fins-are-forever #lily #lily-sanderson #mer-people #mermaid