“I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead."
"Well," said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.”
― City of Ashes
"Well," said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.”
― City of Ashes
“That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year."
"Why?" Isabelle said.
"So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means.”
― City of Ashes
"Why?" Isabelle said.
"So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means.”
― City of Ashes
“You see, cuckoos are parasites. They lay their eggs in other birds' nests. When the egg hatches, the baby cuckoo pushes the other baby birds out of the nest. The poor parent birds work themselves to death trying to find enough food to feed the enormous cuckoo child who has murdered their babies and taken their places."
"Enormous?" said Jace. "Did you just call me fat?"
"It was an analogy."
"I am not fat.”
― City of Ashes
"Enormous?" said Jace. "Did you just call me fat?"
"It was an analogy."
"I am not fat.”
― City of Ashes
“You're so easy to tease. And yes, your friend is just fine. Well, except that he keeps putting all my things away and trying to clean up. Now I can't find anything. He's compulsive.”
― City of Ashes
― City of Ashes
“Is standing by the window muttering about blood something he does all the time?" asked Simon.
"No," Jace said. "Sometimes he sits on the couch and does it.”
― City of Ashes
"No," Jace said. "Sometimes he sits on the couch and does it.”
― City of Ashes
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