Jaswitha

“That's everyone's dream, isn't it, really, instead of many who give you little pieces of themselves - one who gives you everything.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold

“Thomas was frowning. “My aunt Tatiana is mad. My father has often said so, that his sister was driven to madness by what happened to her father and her husband. She blames our parents for their deaths.”
“But James has never done anything to her,” said Christopher, his eyebrows knitting together.
“He’s a Herondale,” said Thomas. “That’s enough.”
“That’s ridiculous,” Christopher said. “It is as if one was bitten by a duck and years later one shot a completely different duck and ate it for dinner, and called that revenge.”
“Please do not use metaphors, Christopher,” said Matthew. “It gives me the pip.”
“This is bad enough without mentioning ducks,” said James. He had never fancied ducks since one had bitten him in Hyde Park as a small child.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold

“Whither thou goest, I will go, James. Even unto the tedious suburb of Highgate.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold

“There is no better distraction in this world than losing oneself in books for awhile.”
― Cassandra Clare, Chain of Gold