15 Beautiful Quotes from "The Mortal Instruments"
The Mortal Instruments is one of my most favorite series. The way Cassandra Clare has woven the words together, the beautiful rhythm and some epic quotes- all make it one heck of a good read. 
"I sung of Chaos and eternal Night,
Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down
The dark descent, and up to reascend …
—John Milton
"They didn’t know what it was like to eke out life in a dead world, where the sun hung limp in the sky like a burned cinder. Their lives burned as brightly as candle flames—and were as easy to snuff out."
"All her thoughts ran as thickly and slowly as blood or honey"
"Magic is a dark and elemental force, not just a lot of sparkly wands and crystal balls and talking goldfish.”"
"It hurt to think about, like biting down on a broken tooth, but she couldn’t stop doing it."
"Those girls on the other side of the car are staring at you.”
Jace assumed an air of mellow gratification. “Of course they are,” he said. “I am stunningly attractive.”
“Haven’t you ever heard that modesty is an attractive trait?”
“Only from ugly people,” Jace confided. “The meek may inherit the earth, but at the moment it belongs to the conceited. Like me.” He winked at the girls, who giggled and hid behind their hair."
"Faeries are fallen angels,” said Dorothea, “cast down out of heaven for their pride.”
"Look, Simon, I—”
“No,” he said. “You look, Clary. Look at me, and really see me. Can you do that?”"
These are 15 of my most cherished quotes from "City of Bones", the first book from this series!
Taught by the heavenly Muse to venture down
The dark descent, and up to reascend …
—John Milton
"They didn’t know what it was like to eke out life in a dead world, where the sun hung limp in the sky like a burned cinder. Their lives burned as brightly as candle flames—and were as easy to snuff out."
"All her thoughts ran as thickly and slowly as blood or honey"
"Magic is a dark and elemental force, not just a lot of sparkly wands and crystal balls and talking goldfish.”"
"It hurt to think about, like biting down on a broken tooth, but she couldn’t stop doing it."
"Those girls on the other side of the car are staring at you.”
Jace assumed an air of mellow gratification. “Of course they are,” he said. “I am stunningly attractive.”
“Haven’t you ever heard that modesty is an attractive trait?”
“Only from ugly people,” Jace confided. “The meek may inherit the earth, but at the moment it belongs to the conceited. Like me.” He winked at the girls, who giggled and hid behind their hair."
"Faeries are fallen angels,” said Dorothea, “cast down out of heaven for their pride.”
"The most terrible things men do, they do in the name of love,”
" 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."
"Then you’ll see the world as it is—infinite"
"I told you to make it obedient,’ his father said, and dropped the falcon’s lifeless body to the ground. ‘Instead, you taught it to love you. Falcons are not meant to be loving pets: They are fierce and wild, savage and cruel. This bird was not tamed; it was broken.’"
"The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he’d learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”"
"Every teenager in the world feels like that, feels broken or out of place, different somehow, royalty mistakenly born into a family of peasants. The difference in your case is that it’s true. You are different. Maybe not better—but different. And it’s no picnic being different. "
"They say that pity’s a bitter thing, but it’s better than hate"
"Then you’ll see the world as it is—infinite"
"I told you to make it obedient,’ his father said, and dropped the falcon’s lifeless body to the ground. ‘Instead, you taught it to love you. Falcons are not meant to be loving pets: They are fierce and wild, savage and cruel. This bird was not tamed; it was broken.’"
"The boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he’d learned: that to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”"
"Every teenager in the world feels like that, feels broken or out of place, different somehow, royalty mistakenly born into a family of peasants. The difference in your case is that it’s true. You are different. Maybe not better—but different. And it’s no picnic being different. "
"They say that pity’s a bitter thing, but it’s better than hate"
"Will it hurt?” Clary asked nervously.
“All knowledge hurts,”
"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. "
“All knowledge hurts,”
"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. "
"Look, Simon, I—”
“No,” he said. “You look, Clary. Look at me, and really see me. Can you do that?”"
"We all see what we want to see"
Aren't these just beautiful? Personally I just loved the incredible dilemma that Clary and Jace were put in. I won't spoil it for you if you still have to read it, but I will tell you one thing: It is definitely not something you will expect!
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