“He and Jia occasionally made cutting remarks about various Clave members to each other in Mandarin. She was a nice lady.”
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
“I’ve changed my mind,” Catarina announced. She put her arm around Alec’s neck and gave him a kiss on the cheek. “I like you.” “Oh,” said Alec, looking baffled. “Thanks.” “Please take care of Magnus,” Catarina added. “I try,” said Alec. Catarina gave Magnus a delighted look over Alec’s shoulder. “At last,” she murmured. “A keeper.”
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
― The Red Scrolls of Magic
“Aru glared. 'Well, you swim in your own toilet!'
The fish did not have an eyebrow to raise villainously. But its tone managed the effect well enough, 'And you'll never know when I use the ocean as a toilet. Enjoy the mystery.'
It flapped its tail and swam off.”
― Aru Shah and the Song of Death
The fish did not have an eyebrow to raise villainously. But its tone managed the effect well enough, 'And you'll never know when I use the ocean as a toilet. Enjoy the mystery.'
It flapped its tail and swam off.”
― Aru Shah and the Song of Death
“Track your argument carefully.
Someone might have left with that last laugh before you felt you won with the last words..!”
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Someone might have left with that last laugh before you felt you won with the last words..!”
―
“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
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