Queen of Air and Darkness

“There was blood on the Council dais, blood on the steps, blood on the walls and the floor and the shattered remnant

“There was blood on the Council dais, blood on the steps, blood on the walls and the floor and the shattered remnants of the Mortal Sword.”

“Blood always matters, to the wrong sort of people”

“Sympathy is common. Knowing the exact shape of the hole someone’s loss leaves in your heart is rare.”

“All this time we were waiting for you. We loved each other, and it was a great thing, but with you, it is even greater.”

“I love you. I love you. I love you.”

“No shining new world could be built on blood and bones.”

“There is nothing simple about vengeance, and nothing pure”

“Please don’t leave me in this world without you.”

“As long as you exist and I exist, I will love you.”

➽P A C I N G I S S U E S G A L O R E

➽P A C I N G I S S U E S G A L O R E

➽F A N S E R V I C E I N P S

➽T H E A C T U A L E N D I N G

➽I S W E A R, I D I D N’ T H A T E I T

➽E N D I N G T H O U G H T S

"But I thought -- you said we would be done with each other."
"I am not done with you," said Kieran. "I could never be done with you, Mark Blackthorn."

"I am also an excellent cooke," said Mark, putting an acorn onto his s'more. Everyone stared.
"He can't help it," said Cristina loyally. "He has lived with the Wild Hunt for so long."
"I don't do that," said Kieran, eating a s'more in the correct fashion. "Mark has no excuse."

  "Without sorrow, there can be no joy."

“And when o

  "Without sorrow, there can be no joy."

“And when one day people look back on me and what my life meant, I don’t want them to say, ‘Alec Lightwood fought in the Dark War’ or even ‘Alec Lightwood was Consul once.’ I want them to think, ‘Alec Lightwood loved one man so much he changed the world for him.’ ”

“Okay, let’s talk about the important part.” Magnus turned to Alec with a furious look on his face. “You killed yourself? Why would you do that?”

Alec looked startled. “That wasn’t me,” he pointed out. “It’s an alternate universe, Magnus!”

Magnus grabbed Alec by the front of his shirt. “If I die, you are not allowed to do anything like that! Who would take care of our kids? How could you do that to them?”

“We never had kids in that world!” Alec protested.

“The Children of Lilith will indeed be in debt to the Children of the Courts after this day, Kieran Kingson,” said Magnus, staring intently in what he clearly thought was Kieran’s direction.

“That was a very nice speech, Bane,” said Jace. “Unfortunately, you’re talking to a doughnut.”

Manuel made a sputtering noise. “Kill them,” he said, turning to his companions. “Go on. Kill them.”

Jace drew the third in a line of X’s on the ground and tossed aside his stick. “Checkmate,” he said.

“Checkmate is chess,” Clary pointed out, entirely ignoring the Cohort surrounding them.

Jace grinned. It was a bright, beautiful grin, the sort of grin that made Helen understand why, all those years ago, Aline had kissed him just to see. “I wasn’t talking about our game,” he said.

  At the edge of everything, love and faith have always brought me back.

"Parabatai, Kit thought suddenly. In the slump of the young man's shoulders, in his outstretched hands, in the longing stamped on his face, he saw Emma and Julian, he saw Alec as he spoke about Jace;