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“She saw Valentine's eyes as the sword hurtled toward her; it seemed like eons, though it could only have been a split second. She saw that he could stop the blow if he wanted. Saw that he knew it might well strike her if he didn't. Saw that he was going to do it anyway.”

Book:Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass

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Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass

This trilogy follows the adventures of Clary Fray, a normal teenager who discovers she is a Clave, a member of a secret society of Shadowhunters. The series includes the books 'City of Bones', 'City of Ashes', and 'City of Glass', each exploring the challenges and dangers faced by Clary and her friends as they uncover the truth about their world and their own identities. more

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Cassandra Clare

Cassandra Clare is a renowned American author, best known for her young adult fantasy novel series, 'The Mortal Instruments'. Her works blend elements of magic, romance, and adventure, captivating young readers worldwide. more

“Another vampire pushed her way through the crowd to stand at his side—a pretty blue-haired Asian girl in a silver foil skirt. Clary wondered if there were any ugly vampires, or maybe any fat ones. Maybe they didn't make vampires out of ugly people. Or maybe ugly people just didn't want to live forever.”

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels

“He cut her off with brutal precision. "And one last thing." His eyes flicked toward the door, through which Jace, Alec, and Isabelle had disappeared. "Keep in mind that when your mother fled from the Shadow World, it wasn't the monsters she was hiding from. Not the warlocks, the wolf-men, the Fair Folk, not even the demons themselves. It was them. It was the Shadowhunters.”

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels

“If there was one thing she was learning from all this, it was how easy it was to lose everything you had always thought you'd have forever.”

Ifs Easy Loses Forever One Thing

Book:Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

Source: Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls

“If I was truly as brave as I thought I was, I'd have let him go. But I loved him, and I wasn't that brave.”

Ifs Brave Let Him Go

Book:Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 6-10

Source: Laurell K. Hamilton's Anita Blake, Vampire Hunter collection 6-10

“But more than any of that, I was thankful for the possibility he'd shown me: that a man really could love a woman enough that he'd do anything to protect her. That's how much Tod loved Addy. That's how much I wanted Nash to love me.”

Men Enough Wanted Possibility Protect

Book:My Soul to Keep

Source: My Soul to Keep

“Wisdom. . .is knowing what you have to accept.”

Wisdom Understanding Accepting Knowing

Author:Wallace Stegner

“The song I came to sing remains unsung to this day. I have spent my days in stringing and in unstringing my instrument. The time has not come true, the words have not been rightly set; only there is the agony of wishing in my heart….. I have not seen his face, nor have I listened to his voice; only I have heard his gentle footsteps from the road before my house….. But the lamp has not been lit and I cannot ask him into my house; I live in the hope of meeting with him; but this meeting is not yet.”