The Bronze Key Quotes

“That's what heroes did. They ran straight toward danger and didn't ever give up.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“The human soul is the opposite of chaos, of nothingness. The soul is everything.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“Call reached out and grabbed Aaron’s hand. Aaron looked surprised for a second. Then his grip locked with Call’s.
Call wanted to tell his best friend how sorry he was, how this was all his fault because he was Constantine Madden. But Aaron spoke before he got a chance.
“At least we’re going to die together,” Aaron said. Then, unbelievably, he smiled at Call.”
― Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“The downside of letting everyone know you're going to be all alone so they can attack you is that everyone knows you'll be all alone so they can attack you.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“You're mixing your metaphors. It gives me a headache.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“Aaron looks like a con man who got hit with a shrink ray and you look like you're going to Catholic school.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“Girls love cat calendars.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“Follow that lizard!”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“Please restrain your commentary on the furniture.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“Like all schools, we are always interested in learning, in research, in pushing the limits of knowledge. But we must balance that with our duty to protect the world, even from ourselves.”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“Alex is the one... He's the spy. - Call”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“Is something going on?" - Celia
"No!" Aaron and Jasper said at the same time.
"Sure, that's not suspicious or anything.”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“Don't forget to smolder!”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“Don't just yell France! There are a lot of other countries.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“He wondered if it had occurred to Tamara to ask him to dance, but he knew she would always choose Aaron first. He’d accepted it a long time ago. He didn’t even really mind.”
― Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“All this nobility is really nauseating.”
― Holly Black, Cassandra Clare, The Bronze Key

“All is interrelated, said one. Fire and earth, air and water. All are but one thing, not four, not two, and not three, but one. Where they are not together is only an incomplete piece. A”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“You think a lizard is trying to kill me? And he faked a note from Celia? - Call”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“Air all around him, there was air in the water, all elements were one, fire and earth, air and water. All are but one thing, not four, not two, and not three, but one. He”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“Try to think of it as the end scene in Star Wars where everyone cheers and Princess Leia puts medals on Han and Luke.” Call”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“You could totally like Tamara -" - Jasper
"What does it matter?" Call exploded... "Don't you get it? It doesn't matter. She'll always like Aaron better."
Jasper's eyes widened. "Whoa," he said. "Looks like I hit on an awkward truth here.”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“So long as there really was nothing wrong with his soul.”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key

“Call tried to call”
― Holly Black, The Bronze Key