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“Men like the idea of a woman they can rescue.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold

“Cordelia," said Matthew. He looked slightly stunned, as if he'd walked into a wall. "You look different."
"Different?" Anna scoffed. "She looks stunning."
James hadn't moved. He was looking at Cordelia, and his eyes had darkened, from the color of a tiger's eyes to something richer and deeper. Something like the gold of Cortana when it flashed in the air. Cordelia could feel her heart beating in her throat, a sharp pulse, as if she had drunk too much of her mother's strong tea.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold

“Cordelia wove with her words, underlining each one with steel. She turned as her sword turned, and her body curved and moved like water or fire, like a river under an infinity of stars. It was beautiful--she was beautiful, but it was not a distant beauty. It was a beauty that lived and breathed and reached out with its hands to crush James's chest and make him breathless.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold