“(D)reams are like that: they go in and out of memories and scenes, but they're never real. They're never real, and I hate them because they aren't.”
― Across the Universe
― Across the Universe
“When you love someone, you don't have a choice. Love takes your choices away.
- Clary Fray”
― City of Ashes
- Clary Fray”
― City of Ashes
“Happiness. It was the place where passion, with all its dazzle and drumbeat, met something softer: homecoming and safety and pure sunbeam comfort. It was all those things, intertwined with the heat and the thrill, and it was as bright within her as a swallowed star.”
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
― Daughter of Smoke & Bone
“Isabelle snorted, "All the boys are gay. In this truck, anyway. Well, not you, Simon."
"You noticed," said Simon.
"I think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual," added Magnus.
"Please never say those words in front of my parents," said Alec.”
― City of Lost Souls
"You noticed," said Simon.
"I think of myself as a freewheeling bisexual," added Magnus.
"Please never say those words in front of my parents," said Alec.”
― City of Lost Souls
“But wishes are only granted in fairy tales.”
― Perfect Chemistry
― Perfect Chemistry
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