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“No bed!” he argued. “Stay up. Be with Rafe.” He sidled up to a stunned looking Rafael and gave him a big hug. “I’m love him.”
Rafe hesitated, then hugged Max shyly back. The sight of them made Alec’s chest hurt. He cast a glance back at Magnus, who had an equally smitten expression.”
― Cassandra Clare, The Land I Lost

“A parabatai is both blade and shield. You belong together and to each other not because you are the same but because you different shapes fit together to be a greater whole, a greater warrior for a higher purpose.”
― Cassandra Clare, Son of the Dawn

“Humanity is how you act, my lady,” said Jezen. “Not how you were Made.”
― Nina Varela, Crier's War

“Macey once told me the program with the truth was that it was so poorly written. Given the choice, the pleasantly told lie is always more seductive. That's why religion is so potent, she said. Why history and science are still considered up for debate. Myth is more appealing than verified truth because the grey areas between the facts can still be used against us.”
― Malcolm Devlin, And Then I Woke Up