#vices

On the other hand, I mean, that is what writers have always been supposed to do, was to rely on their own devices and to - I mean, writing is a lonely business. ↗

— Donna Tartt

#been #business #devices #hand #i

The good suffer, the evil flourish, and all that is mortal passes away. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#magnus-bane #the-infernal-devices #magnus-bane

Sophie," he said, and when she gave him a stern look, he took a hasty swig of the posset. “Miss Collins. I have not yet had a chance to properly apologize to you, so let me take it now. Please forgive me for the trick I played on you with the scones. I did not mean to show you disrespect. I hope you do not imagine I think any less of you for your position in the household, for you are one of the finest and bravest ladies I have ever had the pleasure of knowing. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#cassandra-clare #clockwork-princess #gideon-lightwood #infernal-devices #love

Never trust a duck. ↗

— Will Herondale

#the-infernal-devices #will-herondale #william-herondale #will-herondale

Gideon Lightwood said he was at the Institute in Madrid. What on earth was he doing there?' 'Faffing about, most likely', said Will. ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-prince #tessa-grey #the-infernal-devices #will-herondale #will-herondale

It was books that made me feel that perhaps I wasn't completely alone." - Will Herondale, Clockwork Prince ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#jem #tessa #the-infernal-devices #will #will-herondale

Amor verus numquam moritur: True love never dies ↗

— Cassandra Clare

#clockwork-angel #love #the-infernal-devices #love

And if these be unprincipled agents who scruple at nothing, he will be a bold man who will deny that there are always to be found men at the bar who lend their services most cordially to back and support these agents in their most desperate cases. ↗

— George Combe

#always #back #bar #bold #cases

So much of our lives is given over to the consideration of our imperfections that there is no time to improve our imaginary virtues. The truth is we only perfect our vices, and man is a worse creature when he dies than he was when he was born. ↗

— Edward Dahlberg

#consideration #creature #dies #given #imaginary

Both organizations are growing rapidly due in part to answering the urgent need in the community for services and programs to help with the day-to-day struggles that come with memory disorders. ↗

— Leeza Gibbons

#both #come #community #day-to-day #disorders