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"He had felt when they made him a Silent Brother as if he had been cut open and all things inside him ripped out. Only, there was that which they could not take away."

"How far? asked Jem. Will smiled. “Need you ask? I will go with you as far as I possibly may.”" These two, I swear to god 😭

"I watched a secret almost destroy a man once, the finest man ever made." Will can't shut up about Jem, Jem can't stop complimenting Will.

"Henry Fairchild used all kinds of ingenious contraptions to get about, but at family breakfasts he had only an ordinary chair. Not that it mattered. He simply launched himself from the chair in his haste to get to Charlotte, and fell heavily on the ground." This broke me

"He rose early to help Cook with the baking. Cook had arthritis, and Matthew’s mama had asked if she was not getting along in years and wishing to retire, but Cook did not wish to retire and nobody had to know if Matthew lent a hand in the early morning. Besides, Matthew liked to see his papa and mama and even Charles eating breakfast he had prepared." Oh this sweet child

"“Ah, fifteen summers, and by the look of you it has been all summer. Some would say only a shallow river could flash so bright,” said the faerie woman, and Matthew looked up at her, an unguarded child surprised by any hurt dealt him. His smile flickered for an instant." Mother Hawthorn is gonna catch these hands.

“Makes it sound like there’s someone you’d ask.”
“I’d ask you, Si,” said George, with an awkward little smile. “But I know you wouldn’t ask me. I know who you would ask. And that’s okay. I’ve still got Frog Simon,” You couldn't pay me enough for me to tell someone I want us to be platonic soulmates and that I know they don't reciprocate. Let George keep his dignity.

"James did not have many nice things to write letters home about: He ended up writing letters that were full of Matthew." nooo this is so sad but sweet

"They would have to be even blinder than a Silent Brother, Uncle Jem agreed. Because I can see you, James. I will always look to you for light." Jem as always coming through with some much needed comfort and wisdom

"“I’d be happy to teach Matthew a lesson,” said James.
Then Matthew’s face and the trees both went sailing by, as Matthew’s staff scythed James’s legs out from under him and James went tumbling to the ground." I sympathise with James but he deserved that

“Maybe not everyone listens to stories like you do,” Matthew said from across the room. “Not everyone learns.” Matthew proving since day one that he's not just a pretty face

"James saw Thomas and Christopher both turn, like flowers toward the sun. They smiled with identical radiant welcome, and James stared at the back of a shining blond head." That's the Matthew Fairchild effect alright.

"He would charm parents and grandparents, and stop babies from crying. Everybody loved Matthew" The idea of Matthew going around with his sunshine smile stopping babies from crying is too precious

“Your mother says she will be brave and keep a stiff upper lip,” said Father. “Americans are heartless. I will cry into my pillow every night.” I would read 100k words about Will being the sweetest and funniest dad

“A Herondale? Another Herondale?” Simon asked. “Herondales without cease. Do you ever get the feeling you are being chased around by Herondales?” Hmm at least the author is self-aware

“I didn’t mean it that way,” Jace said. “I meant I wish you remembered me because—” He sighed. “Forget it.” What was he going to say???? I need to know

"Jem was still holding her hand. I called for James, she thought, and he came." the implication here that she called out for her son but Jem being the one to answer that call brings her comfort anyway is just agjdghjgf

"It wasn’t unusual for Cecily and Tessa to return exhausted to the pub at the crack of dawn, and find Gabriel gone and Will asleep, wrapped up in Brother Zachariah’s parchment robes, head on the table." brb after I'm done crying over this

“Agreed,” said Will. “On one condition."
“And what condition is—” Gabriel broke off with a sigh. “Ah,” he said. “Brother Zachariah.”
I will never get tired of Will never shutting up about Jem. At this point he doesn't even have to say anything because everyone knows.

“How are we supposed to choose wisely when you won’t even tell us what we’re going up against?” Jon complained.

“You know it’s a vampire,” Scarsbury said. “You’ll learn more when you arrive on site.” Why are the academy people acting like the students are expendable? It's not like they desperately need more shadowhunters or anything.

“Wow,” said George. “I imagined the demon realms were fearsome and terrifying, but seems like it was pretty much nonstop nom nom nom.”" Okay this made me laugh. I like George.

"But he did think he remembered Isabelle, Jace, and Alec saying some sketchy things about mundanes, now and then. Isabelle, Jace, and Alec weren’t so bad. It was just the way they were brought up: They didn’t mean what it seemed like they meant." No, Simon. Don't give them an out like that.

"“He is foxier than a fox fur in a fox hole on fox hunting day,” Beatriz agreed dreamily." If you're going to do this at least come up with something clever.

"The small sound had been a sigh bursting in an irrepressible gust from Julie, who also, as Simon watched, performed a simultaneous sigh and slow, involuntary wriggle." I have no clue what I'm supposed to be imagining right now.

"Simon did not consider himself much of a judge of male beauty." I remember reading this back in 2015 and rolling my eyes so hard. You don't need to be attracted to men to be able to tell if they're good-looking.

"Being too cool for school was Jace’s thing. Simon supposed he must have understood and been fond of it, once." I can't decide if I find the jimon friendship cute or frustrating.

I'm starting to feel like Cordelia's curves are an extra character at this point, they're mentioned so often. Also, does Cassandra Clare know that there are more body types besides petite and curvaceous and that it's possible for a woman to be happy with theirs?

It's finally over. I can't belive she dragged it out for so long oh my god.

Fucking hell, I can't believe this book made me cry. Only for you Matthew.

Tatiana has been found alone in the moors as if abandoned by Belial and none of these supposed geniuses bring up the possibility that it could be a trap

What the hell Cordelia...I thought she was better than this.

Finally things are happening!!!!