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title: "7 Pretending Quotes By Cassandra Clare"
description: "7 Pretending quotes by Cassandra Clare. Plus more from Cassandra Clare and more Pretending sayings from other authors."
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> [“I don't care. I love you and I will always love you, and pretending it could be any other way is just…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/i-don-t-care-i-love-you-and-i-will-always-love-you-and-pretending-it/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [Stop it," he hissed in her ear. "You'll just make it worse for yourself. It's better if you don't look." "Like you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/stop-it-he-hissed-in-her-ear-you-ll-just-make-it-worse-for-yourself/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [Church was doing what he often did when dropped - lying on his back with all four legs in the air, pretending…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/church-was-doing-what-he-often-did-when-dropped-lying-on-his-back/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [Shutting your eyes and pretending something's not happening doesn't make it not true, Jace.](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/shutting-your-eyes-and-pretending-something-s-not-happening-doesn-t/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [Mr. Branwell and Mr. Carstairs seem to have no problem cleaning their boots,” Sophie said, looking darkly from Will to Tessa. “Perhaps…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/mr-branwell-and-mr-carstairs-seem-to-have-no-problem-cleaning-their/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [And I would do it again. I love you, Jace Wayland-Herondale-Lightwood-whatever you want to call yourself. I don't care. I love you…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/and-i-would-do-it-again-i-love-you-jace-wayland-herondale-lightwood/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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> [There is no pretending,Jace said with absolute clarity.I love you,and I will love you until I die,and if there's a life after…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/there-is-no-pretending-jace-said-with-absolute-clarity-i-love-you-and-3/)

[Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/)

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## Other authors on Pretending

## 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/)

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