--- title: "9 Destroyed Quotes By Cassandra Clare" description: "9 Destroyed quotes by Cassandra Clare. Plus more from Cassandra Clare and more Destroyed sayings from other authors." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/cassandra-clare-9_love_to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-be-lov_854776.jpg" --- > [“To love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be destroyed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-be-loved-is-to-be-destroyed/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/725/cassandra-clare-9_love_to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-be-lov_854776.jpg) > [“He never forgot what he learned and that was to love is to destroy and to be love is to be the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/he-never-forgot-what-he-learned-and-that-was-to-love-is-to-destroy/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/499/cassandra-clare-9_love_he-never-forgot-what-he-learned-and-that_2076649.jpg) > [“That to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/that-to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-be-loved-is-to-be-the-one/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/d1e/cassandra-clare-9_destroy_that-to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-b_2416229.jpg) > [“to love is to destroy and that to be loved is the one to be destroyed”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-be-loved-is-the-one-to-be-destroyed/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3be/cassandra-clare-9_destruction_to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-be-lov_1464114.jpg) > [to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-be-loved-is-to-be-the-one-destroyed/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b6/cassandra-clare-9_destroy_to-love-is-to-destroy-and-that-to-be-lov_2360122.jpg) > [“To love is to destroy, and to be loved is to be destroyed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/to-love-is-to-destroy-and-to-be-loved-is-to-be-destroyed/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a67/cassandra-clare-9_destroy_to-love-is-to-destroy-and-to-be-loved-is_2995814.jpg) > [“To love is to destroy, and to be loved is to be the one destroyed.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/to-love-is-to-destroy-and-to-be-loved-is-to-be-the-one-destroyed/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/3b6/cassandra-clare-9_love_to-love-is-to-destroy-and-to-be-loved-is_1506123.jpg) > [“Later, when his father left him, the boy cried over his pet, until eventually his father sent a servant to take the…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/later-when-his-father-left-him-the-boy-cried-over-his-pet-until/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/7b7/cassandra-clare-9_loss_later-when-his-father-left-him-the-boy-c_1669778.jpg) > [“Once there was a boy,” said Jace. Clary interrupted immediately. “A Shadowhunter boy?” “Of course.” For a moment a bleak amusement colored…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/once-there-was-a-boy-said-jace-clary-interrupted-immediately-a/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/483/cassandra-clare-9_clary_once-there-was-a-boy-said-jace-clary-int_886983.jpg) ## Other authors on Destroyed ## More by Cassandra Clare > [Against his own will, almost, Will felt himself understanding; he would have done anything, he thought, told any lie, taken any risk, to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/against-his-own-will-almost-will-felt-himself-understanding-he-would/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/so-jace-is-my-actual-family-kit-said-but-i-can-t-go-live-with-him/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [Clarissa," he said, "here with the vampire, I see. When things have settled a bit, we really must discuss you choice in pets..](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/clarissa-he-said-here-with-the-vampire-i-see-when-things-have-settled/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/must-i-go-bound-while-you-go-free-must-i-love-a-manwho-doesn-t-love/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/if-you-re-texting-magnus-to-say-i-think-u-r-kewl-i-m-going-to-kill/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“they all have always loved you Will Herondale, for you cannot hide what is good about yourself, however har you try.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/they-all-have-always-loved-you-will-herondale-for-you-cannot-hide/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“We work through this together, remember? No shutting me out. No epic sulks.” “I was figuring I could sulk for Idris in the next…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/we-work-through-this-together-remember-no-shutting-me-out-no-epic/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“Lex malla, lex nulla,” said Julian with a regretful wave of his hand. It was the Blackthorn family motto: A bad law is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/lex-malla-lex-nulla-said-julian-with-a-regretful-wave-of-his-hand-it/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [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…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/maybe-that-was-why-she-couldn-t-cry-she-realized-staring-dry-eyed-at/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [I'm memorable, its true." -Magnus, pg.229-](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/i-m-memorable-its-true-magnus-pg-229/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“There is more to living than not dying.”](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/there-is-more-to-living-than-not-dying/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [Unless there was a reason for me to stay.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/unless-there-was-a-reason-for-me-to-stay/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/love-didn-t-make-you-weak-it-made-you-stronger/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“I wasn’t just worried about him; I was worried about you, too. There’s something so . . . reassuring about you. And Jace is…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/i-wasn-t-just-worried-about-him-i-was-worried-about-you-too-there-s/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [I firmly believe that you can't get a good movie without risking a bad movie.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/i-firmly-believe-that-you-can-t-get-a-good-movie-without-risking-a/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "ItemList", "@id": "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/destroyed/cassandra-clare/#itemlist", "name": "9 Destroyed Quotes By Cassandra Clare", "numberOfItems": 9, "itemListElement": [ { "@type": "ListItem", "position": 1, "item": { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“To love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be destroyed.”", "creator": { "@type": "Person", "name": "Cassandra Clare" }, "url": 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Clary interrupted immediately. “A Shadowhunter boy?” “Of course.” For a moment a bleak amusement colored his voice. Then it was gone. “When the boy was six years old, his father gave him a falcon to train. Falcons are raptors – killing birds, his father told him, the Shadowhunters of the sky. “The falcon didn’t like the boy, and the boy didn’t like it, either. Its sharp beak made him nervous, and its bright eyes always seemed to be watching him. It would slash at him with beak and talons when he came near: For weeks his wrists and hands were always bleeding. He didn’t know it, but his father had selected a falcon that had lived in the wild for over a year, and thus was nearly impossible to tame. But the boy tried, because his father told him to make the falcon obedient, and he wanted to please his father. “He stayed with the falcon constantly, keeping it awake by talking to it and even playing music to it, because a tired bird was meant to be easier to tame. He learned the equipment: the jesses, the hood, the brail, the leash that bound the bird to his wrist. He was meant to keep the falcon blind, but he couldn’t bring himself to do it – instead he tried to sit where the bird could see him as he touched and stroked its wings, willing it to trust him. Hee fed it from his hand, and at first it would not eat. Later it ate so savagely that its beak cut the skin of his palm. But the boy was glad, because it was progress, and because he wanted the bird to know him, even if the bird had to consume his blood to make that happen. “He began to see that the falcon was beautiful, that its slim wings were built for the speed of flight, that it was strong and swift, fierce and gentle. When it dived to the ground, it moved like likght. When it learned to circle and come to his wrist, he neary shouted with delight Sometimes the bird would hope to his shoulder and put its beak in his hair. 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