I don't think I ever intended specifically to write for the young adult market. It's just that when the idea for City… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“You think they are kind, that the Nephilim are kind, because they are good, but goodness is not kindness, and there is… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
There is no cure for fictional character love, but the plus side is that it is an entirely benign disease with no… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
The great thing about writing for a younger audience is that they will give it to you straight with their responses. They'll… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Sometimes when you cannot decide what to do, you pretend to be a character in a book, because it is easier to… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
If people ever look down upon you for crying for fictional characters, you should give them a gentle, pitying look and feel… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Sometimes minor characters are based on people I know, on friends of mine. But I'm not writing a thinly veiled version of… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I have specific playlists for different books and characters. So, I need to have those with me. It helps me get into… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Sometimes, when I have to do something I don't want to do, I pretend I'm a character from a book. It's easier… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
I think the main thing to remember when writing a novel is to stay true to the characters. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
There is nothing quite like the moral absolutism of the young." -Hodge — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
You know that feeling,” she said, “when you are reading a book, and you know that it is going to be a… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
In other people's books, I tend to love the really daredevil-y characters. I love Finnick from 'The Hunger Games.' And I think,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
When you find a man you wish to marry, Tessa, remember this: You will know what kind of man he is not… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
You could know a man not by what his friends said about him, but by how he treated his servants. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people I know,… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Music actually inspires me a lot. I listen to a lot of music, and often I find that if I can associate… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Against his own will, almost, Will felt himself understanding; he would have done anything, he thought, told any lie, taken any risk, to make… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“So Jace is my actual family," Kit said. "But I can't go live with him, because him and his hot girlfriend are going off… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Clarissa," he said, "here with the vampire, I see. When things have settled a bit, we really must discuss you choice in pets.. — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Must I go bound while you go free Must I love a manwho doesn't love me Must I be born with so little art… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
If you're texting Magnus to say 'I think u r kewl,' I'm going to kill you." "Who's Magnus?" Max inquired. "He's a warlock," said… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“they all have always loved you Will Herondale, for you cannot hide what is good about yourself, however har you try.” — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“We work through this together, remember? No shutting me out. No epic sulks.” “I was figuring I could sulk for Idris in the next… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
“Lex malla, lex nulla,” said Julian with a regretful wave of his hand. It was the Blackthorn family motto: A bad law is no… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
Maybe that was why she couldn't cry, she realized, staring dry-eyed at the ceiling. Because what was the point in crying when there was… — Cassandra Clare Copy Share Image
