"That was enterprising," Will sounded nearly impressed. Nate……" — Cassandra Clare
"That was enterprising," Will sounded nearly impressed. Nate smiled. Tess shot him a furious look. "Don't look pleased with yourself. When Will says 'enterprising' he means 'morally deficient.'" "No, I mean enterprising," said Will. "When I mean morally deficient, I say, 'Now, that's something I would have done'."
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2,100 Quotes by Cassandra Clare
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You know men. We have delicate egos.
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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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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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Evangelism without social work is deficient; social work without evangelism is impotent.
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