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Daily (or thereabouts) quotes from Cassandra Clare's Shadowhunter Chronicles

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"Oh, feelings," Horace said nastily. "This is all about your feelings, is it, Lightwood? We at the Cohort deal in facts! Our facts!"  "No one owns facts," Cristina said quietly. "They are immutable."

Horace Dearborn and Cristina Rosales (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"You," she hissed. Emma grinned at Zara with all the hatred sparked by the sight of Cortona hanging at Zara's side. "I always wanted someone to hiss 'you' at me," she said. "Makes me feel like I'm in a movie."

Zara Dearborn and Emma Carstairs (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"Have you ever wanted a really big tapestry of yourself?" Emma said to him.  Alec was not the sort who rattled easily. "Why?" he said. "Do you have one?" "I do, actually," said Emma. "I rescued it from the Inquisitor's office and carried it through the streets of Alicante. I got some pretty weird looks."  Alec's mouth twitched. "I bet you did."

Emma Carstairs and Alec Lightwood (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"Don't do this. Don't raise her from the dead." "But I have to," Ty said. His voice sounded stretched, like a wire pulled taut. "I can't live without Livvy." "Yes, you can," Kit whispered. "You can. You think this will make your family stronger, but it will destroy them if you bring her back. You think you can't survive without Livvy, but you can. We will go through it together." Kit's face was cold; he realized he was crying. "I love you, Ty. I love you."

Kit Herondale and Ty Blackthorn (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"I believe in this, in us. Love wakens love, faith wakens faith." He smiled at Cristina. "All this time we were waiting for you. We loved each other, and it was a great thing, but with you, it is even greater." "Kiss me then," Cristina whispered, and Mark pulled her close and kissed her warmly, then hotly. Kieran's hands were on her back, in her hair; she leaned her head against him as he and Mark kissed over her shoulder, their bodies cradling hers, their hands linked in each other's.  Kieran was smiling like his face would break; they were all kissing each other and laughing with happiness and touching each other's faces with wandering fingers. "I love you," Cristina said to both of them, and they said it back to her at the same time, their voices mingling so she was not sure who spoke first or last: "I love you." "I love you." "I love you."

Mark Blackthorn, Cristina Rosales and Kieran (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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" She cleared her throat. "So you know that I'm transgender. Do you know what that means?" Julian said, "We know that when you were born, you were assigned a gender that does not reflect who you actually are."  Something in Diana loosened; she laughed. "Someone's been on the Internet," she said. "Yeah, that's right, more or less."

Diana Wrayburn and Julian Blackthorn (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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I am also an excellent cook," said Mark, putting an acorn onto his s'more. Everyone stared.  "He can't help it," said Cristina loyally. "He has lived with the Wild Hunt for so long." "I don't do that," said Kieran, eating a s'more in the correct fashion. "Mark has no excuse."

Mark Blackthorn, Cristina Rosales, and Kieran (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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Has anyone ever tried ketchup on a s'more?" Isabelle said.  "This is why you're a bad cook," said Alec. Simon, bundled up in a sweater and leaning back against a log, slunk down as if he hoped to become invisible. "You actually like disgusting food. It's not, like, an accident." "I like ketchup and s'mores," said Simon loyally, and mouthed to Clary,  I don't like them.  "I know," Clary said. "I can feel through the parabatai bond how much you don't like them."

Isabelle Lightwood, Alec Lightwood, Simon Lewis and Clary Fairchild (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"There were about a dozen tents, set up in rows, each with two torches burning in front of its flap door. They were cozy inside, with thick rugs on the floor and even blankets. Alec had given Magnus a sharp sideways look when they'd appeared out of nowhere.  "I did not steal them," Magnus had said, looking studiously at his fingernails. "I borrowed them."   "So you'll be returning them to the camping store?" said Alec, hands on his hips.  "I actually got them from a warehouse that provides props for movies," said Magnus. "It'll be ages before anyone notices they're gone. Not," he added hastily, "that I won't be returning them, of course. Everyone, try not to set your tents on fire! They're not our property!"  "Does one normally set them on fire?" said Kieran, who had his own tent - Mark and Julian were sharing one, and Emma was sharing another with Cristina. "Is that a tradition?"

Magnus Bane, Alec Lightwood, and Kieran (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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There was no gesture, no signal that Emma could see, but the doors of the sanctuary opened and Jace and Clary walked in, as if on cue. At first there was no reaction from the crowd. The light from the torches was bright, and neither of the two were in gear: Jace wore jeans and Clary a plain blue dress. As they passed through the crowd, people blinked at them until finally Lily Chen, looking annoyed, stood up and said, in a loud, bored voice, "I cannot believe my own eyes. Isn't that Jace Herondale and Clary Fairchild, back from THE DEAD?"

Lily Chen (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"Adaon is well," said Nene. "He has become something of a favorite of the Seelie Queen and has risen quickly in the Court." Mark blinked. He hadn't been expecting this. "A favorite of the Seelie Queen?" "I think Mark wants to know if he's the Seelie Queen's lover," said Helen, with her usual bluntness.  "Oh, most likely. It's quite surprising," said Nene. "Fergus is much put out, as he was the favorite once." "Greetings, Nene," said Kieran, striding up to them. He had changed out of his jeans and looked every bit the faerie prince, as Mark had first seen him, in creamy linen and fawn breeches. His hair was a dark, night-ocean blue. "It is good to see you well. How is Adaon, my brother? Not too much under the thumb of the Queen?" "Only if he wants to be," said Nene cheerfully.  Kieran looked puzzled. Mark put his face in his hands.

Nene, Mark Blackthorn, Helen Blackthorn, and Kieran (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"This is probably a bad idea," Jace said. "Like, a record-breakingly bad idea. Like a go-down-in-history bad idea. But -" Clary bounced to her feet. "What he means is, we're in," she said. "We love bad ideas."  "That's true," Jace admitted, a smile breaking over his face. Suddenly he looked seventeen again.  Aline was the last to rise. "Technically, this is my Institute," she said. "We do what I say." She paused. "And I do what Helen wants. What do you want, baby?" Helen smiled. "I want a war council," she said. "Let's go get ready."

Jace Herondale, Clary Fairchild, Aline Penhallow, and Helen Blackthorn (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"What did you do?" Julian leaned his hip against the counter. Emma realized with a shock that though he did look much younger, he was just as tall as Jace. "Remember when you said my coalition idea was a bad one because we couldn't trust other Shadowhunters to be telling us the truth about their loyalties?" "Vividly," said Jace. "But I gather you invited everyone to a war council anyway?" "They're here right now?" Clary spluttered. "But - I'm wearing a T-shirt that says 'Unicorn Power'-" "There are no such things as unicorns," Jace said.  "I know," Clary said. "That's why it's funny." "To return to the issue of betrayal -" Jace began.  "What if I told you I expected betrayal?" said Julian. "In fact, that I was counting on it? That it was part of my plan?" "What plan?" said Jace.  "I always have a plan," said Julian calmly. Dru lifted her coffee cup. "It's great to have you back, Jules. I missed your lunatic schemes."

Jace Herondale, Julian Blackthorn, Clary Fairchild and Dru Blackthorn (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"You made pancakes?" she said, keeping her tone cheerful. "What brought that on?" "Sometimes when you start a war, you want to make pancakes," Julian said, slipping two pancakes onto a plate and holding them out to Emma.  Jace choked on his toast. "What did you say, Julian?" Julian glanced up at the clock that hung over the kitchen range. He flicked off the gas burner and began to calmly untie his apron. "The should be getting here any moment."

Emma Carstairs, Julian Blackthorn, and Jace Herondale (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"Don't you get it? None of this is yours. Not the Institute. Not this sword. Not the Blackthorns, who aren't your family. Not the reputation for being a great warrior. You didn't earn any of it." "How lucky for you that your reputation as a bigoted asshole is totally justified."

Zara Dearborn and Emma Carstairs (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"It was cute that you wanted to be such a fighter, especially when you were very small." He smiled a real smile, one that lit up his face. "I remember you and Julian when you were ten - both of you with wooden swords, and me trying to teach you not to smack each other in the head with them."

Mark Blackthorn (Queen of Air and Darkness)

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"Do you want to talk about what's going on with Cristina?" she said hesitantly. "And...Kieran?" He let the knife go. It sank into the wall beside one of Emma's. "No," he said. "I am trying not to think about it, and I do not think discussing it will accomplish that goal." "Okay" Emma said. "Do you want to just thrown knives in a silent, angry bro way together?"

Emma Carstairs and Mark Blackthorn (Queen of Air and Darkness)