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„Jace: I shall Baron Hotschaft Von Hugenstein.“

„Simon." Ihre holte ihn in die Wirklichkeit zurück. "Simon, hörst du mir überhaupt zu?"
"Hm? Ja. Ja, klar." Er lehnte sich gegen die Spüle und versuchte den Eindruck zu erwecken, dass er konzentriert bei der Sache war.“

“Faeries believed in promises over fidelity of body or heart.”

“Sometimes he thought they were all forsaken, every soul on this earth.”

“What is this? Early caroling?”

“Simon grinned. "You've never heard of Dungeons and Dragons?"
"I've heard of dungeons," Jace said. "Also dragons. Although they're mostly extinct.”

“"Well you'll have to wait 'til tomorrow. I'm out of commission." He pointed at himself. "Look. Jammies."”

“The Will I fell in love with, she almost said."And be Will," she finished instead. "Or I shall hit you with my umbrella.”

“Sorry. Was it awful?”
“Being a rat? No. First it was disorienting. I was suddenly at ankle-level with everyone. I thought I'd drunk a shrinking potion, but I couldn't figure out why I had this urge to chew used gum wrappers.”

“Take it, and cut your brother's throat with it, and take back the honor of your blood.”

“You can’t pay for tragedy with more tragedy, or draw life from death.” “I”

“Ragnor and Catarina both begged him to give the instrument up. Random strangers on the street begged him to give the instrument up. Even cats ran away from him.”

“He understands now why kisses in movies are filmed the way they are, with the camera endlessly circling, circling: the ground is unsteady under his.”

“with his customary crooked smile, “are just too unlikely to dwell upon.”

“Emma," said Cameron warningly. "The Clave won't like it."
The Clave was the Shadowhunter government. In Kit's experience, they didn't like anything.”

“Appearances are significant, and never more than in politics. You can always sway the crowd, provided you have a good story.”

“Magnus: All dreams end when you wake.”

“May I make a suggestion," said Will. "About twenty paces behind us, in the Council room, is Benedict. If you'd like to go back in there and try kicking him, I recommend aiming upward and a little to the left-”

“You are James Herondale, said Uncle Jem. As you always were. Part your mother, part your father, part yourself. I would not change any part of you if I could.”

“There's always the dinner rolls," said Will, pointing to a covered basket. "Though I warn you, they're as hard as stones. You could use them to kill black beetles, if any beetles bother you in the middle of the night.”

“My favorite jacket is an emergency item. Much like myself, it is both snuggly and fashionable.”

“To love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be destroyed.”

“Magnus knelt first. Clary would never have guessed that. Magnus was so proud, but then it was a pride that transcended the emptiness of gestures. She doubted it would shame him to kneel when it meant nothing to him.”

“She smiled smugly. “We came to an agreement, the duck and I.”

“So, what are you?"
"What I am is someone who doesn't want you to jump out of the window. The rest are details.”

“I will still be in some part the Jem you knew, and I will see you with the eyes of my heart.”

“It's fascinating. You know all these words, and they’re all English, but when you string them together into sentences, they just don’t make any sense.”

“To them, as to Magnus, time was like rain, glittering as it fell, changing the world, but something that could also be taken for granted.”

“Life could not be entirely devoted to debauchery and monkeys. Magnus had to finance all the drinking somehow.”

“Sometimes she thought the only things she had faith in were revenge and Julian.”

“Please tell me you did not bring me out here so you could tell me a very boring story about your sister.”