Clockwork Princess Quotes

• They say you cannot love two people equally at once,” she said. “And perhaps for others that is so. But you and Will—you are not like two ordinary people, two people who might have been jealous of each other, or who would have imagined my love for one of them diminished by my love of the other. You merged your souls when you were both children. I could not have loved Will so much if I had not loved you as well. And I could not love you as I do if I had not loved Will as I did.

  Cassandra Clare

  Children, Princess, Love You

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “Clockwork Princess”, p.564, Simon and Schuster

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• Jem knotted his fingers in the material of Will's sleeve. "You are my parabatai," he said, "You said once I could ask anything of you.

  Cassandra Clare

  Said, Fingers, Jem

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• No one can say that death found in me a willing comrade, or that I went easily.

  Cassandra Clare

  Death, Princess, Infernal Devices

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.294, Simon and Schuster

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• Our hearts, they need a mirror, Tessa. We see our better selves in the eyes of those who love us.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Eye, Heart

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.187, Simon and Schuster

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• What I do know is that if we are born again, I will meet you in another life, and if there is a river, you will wait on the shores for me to come to you, so that we can cross together.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Rivers, Waiting

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.327, Simon and Schuster

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• If there is a life after this one, he said, let me meet you in it, James Carstairs.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Said, Let Me

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.1151, Simon and Schuster

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• Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.

  Cassandra Clare

  Book, Pages, Life Is

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.539, Simon and Schuster

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• I feel like you can look inside me and see all the places I am odd or unusual and fit your heart around them, for you are odd and unusual in just the same way. We are the same.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Heart, Looks

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.1306, Simon and Schuster

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• A very magnanimous statement, Gideon,” said Magnus. “I’m Gabriel.” Magnus waved a hand. “All Lightwoods look the same to me.

  Cassandra Clare

  Hands, Gideon, Looks

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.262, Simon and Schuster

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• Perhaps not," said Will, who had ears like a bat's. "But I would make a radiant bride.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Bats, Ears

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.34, Simon and Schuster

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• I am not a certified idiot—" "Lack of certification hardly proves intelligence," Will muttered.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Idiot, Prove

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.953, Simon and Schuster

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• I told you before, Jem, that you would not leave me. And you are still with me. When I breathe, I will think of you, for without you I would have been dead years ago. When I wake up and when I sleep, when I lift up my hands to defend myself or when I lie down to die, you will be with me. You say we are born and born again. I say there is a river that divides the dead and the living. What I do know is that if we are born again, I will meet you in another life, and if there is a river, you will wait on the shores for me to come to you, so that we can cross together.

  Cassandra Clare

  Lying, Princess, Sleep

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• I know how you are with your words, and, Will- I love all of them. Every word you say. The silly ones, the mad ones, the beautiful ones, and the ones that are only for me. I love them, and I love you." - Tessa Gray

  Cassandra Clare

  Beautiful, Silly, Princess

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• And indeed it was, the arrow still protruding from its wet, grayish skin, humping its body along with incredible speed. A flick of its tail caught the edge of a statue, sending it flying into the dry ornamental pool, where it shattered into dust. “By the Angel, it just crushed Sophocles,” noted Will. “Has no one respect for the classics these days?

  Cassandra Clare

  Angel, Dust, Arrows

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• Would you?” said Gabriel to Will, hotly. “If it was your family?” His lip curled. “Never mind. It’s not as if you know the meaning of loyalty —” “Gabriel.” Gideon’s voice was a reprimand to his brother. “Do not speak to Will in that manner.

  Cassandra Clare

  Loyalty, Brother, Voice

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• He began it,” Cecily said, jerking her chin at Will, though she knew it was pointless. Jem, Will’s parabatai, treated her with the distant sweet kindness reserved for the little sisters of one’s friends, but he would always side with Will. Kindly, but firmly, he put Will above everything else in the world. Well, nearly everything.

  Cassandra Clare

  Sweet, Kindness, Little Sister

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.19, Simon and Schuster

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• We are not our parents, Gabriel. We do not have to carry the burden of their choices or their sins.

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  Choices, Parent, Gabriel

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.297, Simon and Schuster

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• For five years it had been his absolute truth. Jem and Will. Will and Jem. Will Herondale lives, therefore Jem Carstairs lives also.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Years, Jem

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.313, Simon and Schuster

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• ...In Paris she found Magnus, who was living in a garret apartment and paiting, an occupation for which he had no aptitude whatsoever. He let her sleep on a mattress by the window, and in the night, when she woke up screaming for Will, he came and put his arms around her, smelling of turpentine. "The first one is always the hardest," he said. "The first?" "The first one you love who dies," he said. "It gets easier, after.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Sleep, Night

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• One must always be careful of books," said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.

  Cassandra Clare

  Inspirational, Book, Healing

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.88, Simon and Schuster

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• Achilles was murdered with a poisoned arrow, and Jason died alone, killed by his own rotting ship. Such is the fate of heroes.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Hero, Fate

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.66, Simon and Schuster

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• You said I am a good man," he said. "But I am not that good a man. And I am--I am catastrophically in love with you.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Love You, Men

  Cassandra Clare (2013). “The Infernal Devices: Clockwork Angel; Clockwork Prince; Clockwork Princess”, p.1306, Simon and Schuster

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• Her throat ached: adoration, heartbreak, in equal measure. “Kiss me,” she said. “Please.

  Cassandra Clare

  Princess, Kissing, Kiss Me

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• There is more to living than not dying," he said. "Look at the way you live Will. You burn as bright as a star.

  Cassandra Clare

  Stars, Princess, Dying

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.78, Simon and Schuster

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• And maybe you should stop pitying yourself,” he said. “Most people are lucky to have even one great love in their life. You have found two.

  Cassandra Clare

  Two, People, Great Love

  Cassandra Clare (2014). “Clockwork Princess”, p.119, Simon and Schuster

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