“Okayyyyy,” Isabelle said in a low voice, “When did Brother Zachariah get hot?”
― City of Heavenly Fire
― City of Heavenly Fire
“The stuffs you're good at and the stuffs you're bad at are just different parts of the same thing.
Same goes for people you love and the people you don't. And the people who love you and the people who don't.
The only thing that mattered was that you cared about a few people.”
― Beautiful Chaos
Same goes for people you love and the people you don't. And the people who love you and the people who don't.
The only thing that mattered was that you cared about a few people.”
― Beautiful Chaos
“...you cannot punish a wet child for the rain.”
― Beautiful Chaos
― Beautiful Chaos
“No killing,” Jordan said. “We’re trying to make you feel peaceful, so you don’t go up in flames. Blood, killing, war, those are all non-peaceful things. Isn’t there anything else you like? Rainforests? Chirping birds?”
“Weapons,” said Jace. “I like weapons.”
“I’m starting to think we have a problematic issue of personal philosophy here.”
Jace leaned forward, his palms flat on the ground. “I’m a warrior,” he said. “I was brought up as a warrior. I didn’t have toys, I had weapons. I slept with a wooden sword until I was five. My first books were medieval demonologies with illuminated pages. The first songs I learned were chants to banish demons. I know what brings me peace, and it isn’t sandy beaches or chirping birds in rainforests. I want a weapon in my hand and a strategy to win.”
Jordan looked at him levelly. “So you’re saying that what brings you peace … is war.”
“Now you get it.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
“Weapons,” said Jace. “I like weapons.”
“I’m starting to think we have a problematic issue of personal philosophy here.”
Jace leaned forward, his palms flat on the ground. “I’m a warrior,” he said. “I was brought up as a warrior. I didn’t have toys, I had weapons. I slept with a wooden sword until I was five. My first books were medieval demonologies with illuminated pages. The first songs I learned were chants to banish demons. I know what brings me peace, and it isn’t sandy beaches or chirping birds in rainforests. I want a weapon in my hand and a strategy to win.”
Jordan looked at him levelly. “So you’re saying that what brings you peace … is war.”
“Now you get it.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
“I think they’ll probably put that on my gravestone. ‘He Was Heterosexual and Had Low Expectations.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
― City of Heavenly Fire
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