City of Bones Quotes

“There’s something so … reassuring about you. And Jace is so much better when you’re around.”
Clary’s eyes widened. “He is?"
"He is, actually. Less sharp-edged, somehow. It’s not so much that he’s kinder, but that he lets you see the kindness in him.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

“Później, kiedy chłopiec został sam, płakał nad przyjacielem, aż w końcu ojciec przysłał sługę, po martwego ptaka i kazał go pogrzebać. Chłopiec już nigdy więcej nie płakał i nigdy nie zapomniał tego, czego się nauczył: że kochać to niszczyć i że być kochanym to znaczy zostać zniszczonym.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

“FACILIS DESCENSUS AVERNI. It means ‘Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234' It means, said Jeremiah, The descent into Hell is easy.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

“There was a kinetic energy, almost feverish energy to him that hadn't been there before. Something about Jace sharpened him, brought him into focus. If she were going to draw them together, she thought, she would make Jace a little blurry, while Alec stood out, all sharp, clear planes and angles.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

“Where there is feeling that is not requited, there's an imbalance of power. It is an imbalance that is easy to exploit, but it is not a wise course. Where there is love, there is often also hate. They can exist side by side.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

“—No le hables así a mi padre.
—¡Él no es tu padre!
Jace la miró como si le hubiese abofeteado.
—¿Por qué estás tan decidida a no creernos?
—Porque te ama —dijo Valentine.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Bones