#souls

Whither depart the souls of the brave that die in the battle, Die in the lost, lost fight, for the cause that perishes with them? ↗

— Arthur Hugh Clough

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#brave #cause #depart #die #fight

Krishna children were taught that in the spiritual world there were no parents, only souls and hence this justified their being kept out of view from others, cloistered in separate buildings and sheltered from the evil material world. ↗

— Mary Garden

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#being #buildings #children #evil #hence

It's not that," said Magnus "There are some people - people the universe seems to have singled out for special destinies. Special favors and special torments. God knows we're all drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be, it's only by love and sacrifice so great that it destroys the giver. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

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#city-of-lost-souls #jace-lightwood #magnus-bane #mortal-instruments #beauty