“Magnus had always had a wanderer’s heart. Over the centuries, he had adventured in so many different places, always looking for something that would fulfill his restless hunger. He never realized how all the pieces could fall together, how home could be somewhere and someone. He belonged with Alec. His wandering heart could rest.”
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
“It’s not being a sass-monkey that I object to. That I like. It’s the joyless attitude. One of the chief pleasures of life is mocking others, so occasionally show some glee about doing it. Have some joie de vivre.” “I’m undead,” said Raphael. “What about joie de unvivre?”
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
“Alec was used to feeling a combination of affection and annoyance toward the people he loved. Typically, he’d start the relationship with a feeling of total annoyance and minimal affection, and then as time passed, the annoyance diminished and the affection grew. This described the arc of his relationship with Jace, his parabatai and closest friend, and more recently described how he’d felt about Clary Fairchild when she’d come into their lives.”
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
“My genetics have been in my family for generations.”
― The Stork Ate My Brother...And Other Totally Believable Stories
― The Stork Ate My Brother...And Other Totally Believable Stories
“I thought: classic Jace. Never makes a mess when a total catastrophe will do.”
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
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