"I swear that woman had a previous career……" — Cassandra Clare
"I swear that woman had a previous career as a death-hunter selling tragic ballads down around the Seven Dials," said Will. "And I do wish she wouldn't sing about poisoning just after we've eaten."
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2,100 Quotes by Cassandra Clare
Cassandra Clare has 2,100 quotes on this site.
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Creating characters is like throwing together ingredients for a recipe. I take characteristics I like and dislike in real people…
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We live and breathe words. .... It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone.…
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So I lied to you last night. I said I just wanted one night with you. But I want every…
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You know men. We have delicate egos.
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Heroes aren't always the ones who win. They're the ones who lose, sometimes. But they keep fighting, they keep coming…
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Weapons, when they break and are mended, can be stronger at the mended places. Perhaps hearts are the same.
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One must always be careful of books,
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Perfect heroines, like perfect heroes, aren't relatable, and if you can't put yourself in the protagonist's shoes, not only will…
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If people ever look down upon you for crying for fictional characters, you should give them a gentle, pitying look…
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We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who…
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I'm not a man. I have no male pride for you to trick me with, and I am not interested…
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You're a reader as well as a writer, so write what you'd want to read.
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More Ballads Quotes
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I love theatrics and have a huge imagination: Why would I want to sit onstage and sing a bunch of…
— Christina Aguilera
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The idea of songwriting is a transformative thing, and what I do with songwriting is take situations that are quite…
— Nick Cave
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The Border Ballads, for instance, and the Robin Hood Ballads, clearly suppose a state of society which is nothing but…
— Lascelles Abercrombie
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You can separate the men from the boys and ballads.
— Coleman Hawkins
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A famous man is Robin Hood, The English ballad-singer's joy.
— William Wordsworth
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I wanted to be different and original but still have it be something my fans could get into. There also…
— Aaliyah
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I love a ballad in print o' life, for then we are sure they are true.
— William Shakespeare
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What we try to do with all of our albums, is live out our musical fantasies in the most honest…
— Michael Hutchence
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Besides my fast and slooow songs, I further divide my work into three main song types: the ballad or story…
— David Massengill
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I admire the ballad form most of all. Stories are irresistible. I've always had a passion for stories, the endings…
— David Massengill
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Even on the most serious ballads, I'll throw in a tongue-in-cheek remark.
— Brad Paisley
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I have always been a sucker for ballads, but you have to be careful these days, you can't overload people.
— Joe Cocker
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