“It always amuses him that even though her life was filled with demons and vampires, warlocks and faeries, his wife still made a beeline for fantastical fiction every time they entered Foyles bookshop.”
― Chain of Iron
― Chain of Iron
“But what do you have to be stressed about, little brother?" Mark said. "You weren't carried away by the faeries. You've spent your life here. Not that the life of a Shadowhunter isn't stressful, but why are you the one with the bloody hands?”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
“There was beauty in the idea of freedom, but it was an illusion. Every human heart was chained by love.”
― Lady Midnight
― Lady Midnight
“How is Ty? There is nothing wrong with Ty, but he is different, and the Clave hates all that is different. They will try to punish him, for being who he is. They would punish a star for burning.”
― Bitter of Tongue
― Bitter of Tongue
“Oh, Mark Blackthorn, what are they doing to you?” Simon whispered.
He could not keep the pity out of his voice, and he saw it sting Mark: the slow flush that rose to his thin cheeks, and the way he lifted his chin, holding his head high.
He said: “Nothing I cannot bear.”
Simon was silent. He did not remember everything, but he remembered how much he had been changed. People could bear so much, but Simon did not know how much of the original you was left when the world had twisted you into a whole different shape.”
― Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
He could not keep the pity out of his voice, and he saw it sting Mark: the slow flush that rose to his thin cheeks, and the way he lifted his chin, holding his head high.
He said: “Nothing I cannot bear.”
Simon was silent. He did not remember everything, but he remembered how much he had been changed. People could bear so much, but Simon did not know how much of the original you was left when the world had twisted you into a whole different shape.”
― Tales from the Shadowhunter Academy
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