“The world never did help a smart girl. Why would it? We scare the shit out of the world. If the world goes after you, take it as a compliment.”
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“I did not make a pie,” Alec repeated, gesturing expressively with one hand, “for three reasons. One, because I do not have any pie ingredients. Two, because I don’t actually
know how to make a pie.”
He paused, clearly waiting.
Removing his sword and leaning it against the cave wall, Jace said warily, “And three?”
“Because I am not your bitch,” Alec said, clearly pleased with himself.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
know how to make a pie.”
He paused, clearly waiting.
Removing his sword and leaning it against the cave wall, Jace said warily, “And three?”
“Because I am not your bitch,” Alec said, clearly pleased with himself.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
“I forgave you for myself. Not for you. You were too selfish for me. So when you broke my heart, I decided to be selfish too. Selfish in the way I stopped Making everything about you.”
― Pillow Thoughts
― Pillow Thoughts
“Sometimes you must lose everything to gain it again, and the regaining is the sweeter for the pain of loss.”
― City of Heavenly Fire
― City of Heavenly Fire
“Maybe there’s a universe out there — happening now — where we end up together.
Maybe there’s a universe where I’m the right person for you. Where I adore every nice thing you did for me without starting to resent you. A universe where you actually end up with someone who appreciates you. Where no one becomes a doormat. Where both of us can shed our baggage and curiosity and issues.
If you think of it all this way, then it’s like neither of us did anything wrong.
You just found me in the wrong universe. That’s all.
Because you could have loved me forever. And maybe in another universe, I let you.”
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Maybe there’s a universe where I’m the right person for you. Where I adore every nice thing you did for me without starting to resent you. A universe where you actually end up with someone who appreciates you. Where no one becomes a doormat. Where both of us can shed our baggage and curiosity and issues.
If you think of it all this way, then it’s like neither of us did anything wrong.
You just found me in the wrong universe. That’s all.
Because you could have loved me forever. And maybe in another universe, I let you.”
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