If you were a truly dedicated brother Thomas, you would be at Babara’s side,” Anna said. “I would hope that if I collapsed, Christopher would weep inconsolably and be incapable of consuming meat pies.
Father had borrowed Uncle Gabriel’s new carriage so he could take James from Alicante to the Academy, just the two of them. Father had not asked if he could borrow Uncle Gabriel’s carriage.
Once, I was not called Tessa Gray but Tessa Herondale.
I can find another maid; I cannot find another Sophie.
Beautiful like all the Shadowhunters were beautiful, like moonlight shearing off the edges of broken glass: lovely and deadly. Beautiful things, cruel things, cruel in that way that only people who absolutely believed in the rightness of their cause could be cruel.
Well, since the alternative was going back and getting more of the Academy food,” said Magnus, “I think you owe me big. Possibly you owe me your firstborn. But don’t worry, I’m not in the market for anybody’s firstborn.
Alec knew who he was. He knew what he had done and what he had fought for, and he knew what he would fight for in the future. And he knew exactly who he loved.
You had – so much love, and so much forgiveness, and so much faith. So I started to think that maybe I was worth that faith. That I didn’t have to be perfect; I had to try, and that was good enough.
Shadowhunters lived through scars. Sometimes he thought they lived for them.
Quip fast, die young.
Jocelyn and Clary Fray,” said Magnus. “It’s nice to meet you.
I didn’t lose everyone I loved.” He looked up at her, and she saw that his eyes had gold in them too, precious bright flakes among the brown. “I had you.
You raised Livvy for you, not for her or anyone else. You knew the damage it might do. You only thought of yourself. I wish – I wish I’d never known you –.
Jem thought of Jace Herondale. How he was like Will if someone had struck a match to Will and gilded him in living fire.
In your eyes I have always found grace.
But you couldn’t win out over a broken heart, even someone else’s. Even someone you loved.
A love that cannot be requited. I can think of nothing more painful than that.
Intentions are nothing.
Matthew had not meant for Christopher to be asked to leave shadowhunter Academy, but as it emerged, they did not let you remain in school if you blew up any portion of it.
Later Matthew would look back and remember it as his last happy day.