“The true New Yorker secretly believes that people living anywhere else have to be, in some sense, kidding.”
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“If you have but one friend, make sure you choose her well.”
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
― The Elegance of the Hedgehog
“All happy families are alike; each unhappy family is unhappy in its own way.”
― Anna Karenina
― Anna Karenina
“Well, I’m not kissing the mundane," said Jace. "I’d rather stay down here and rot."
"Forever?" said Simon. "Forever’s an awfully long time."
Jace raised his eyebrows. "I knew it," he said. "You want to kiss me, don’t you?”
― City of Ashes
"Forever?" said Simon. "Forever’s an awfully long time."
Jace raised his eyebrows. "I knew it," he said. "You want to kiss me, don’t you?”
― City of Ashes
“The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he'd learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”
― City of Bones
― City of Bones
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