“This was why I hated beautiful people. They build you up and then they destroy you. And we let 'em.” — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“Beautiful people, things are to easy for them. They don't know how to survive in this world. Somebody's ugly, or even plain, normal-looking, that means they got to work twice as hard for things. For anything. Just to get peple… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“That made me sad. Sure, sirens are a pain in the ass, but how could he not see all the beauty that was out… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“I wanted to find a way to share it with him, show him there was more in the world than blood and shadow.” — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“I'm sorry," he said."I thought the blankets would be enough." He paused. "It's rather enjoyable listening to the wind blow in. That is why I didn't choose to close the windows." Cat smiled in spite of the cold. She knew what he meant. Whenever northers blew in, the trees rattled outside bedroom window and for some reason the sound always… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share
“I was dozing on the sand, drowsy from the heat of the fire, when Naji shook me awake hours later. I rolled over and… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“Desire is simple," he said. "Desire is something even a machine can understand." There was a stillness in the air that mirrored the stillness of his body. "But when I desired you I began to love you. You were the first being I ever loved. I didn't know it, of course. I had no idea what it meant, no idea… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share
“Cockiness is useful to fake on occasion, but it'll only get you killed if you believe it.” — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“Manticores with love spells," Marjani said. "Well, that's awfully terrifying.” — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“I thought the assassin was moving kind of slow for an assassin. Maybe the magic had done something after all. Or maybe he felt… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“He smelled like magic and sweat and the sea, but there was something else beneath all that, something sweet and warm like honey, and… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“You know, that pissed me off. We'd traveled half around the world to get to him, and there were monsters chasing us and Naji's… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“Nobody writes down stories." [Ananna] "They do when they're trapped at sea and bored senseless." [Naji]” — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share Image
“Well, look who's on my front porch," he said, speaking Empire with this odd hissing accent. "A murderer and a cross-dressing pirate." I looked down at my clothes, ripped and shredded and covered in mud and sand and dried blood. I'd forgotten I was dressed like a boy. "So are you here to kill me or to rob me?" the… — Cassandra Rose Clarke Copy Share
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