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It would hardly benefit me to ...

It would hardly benefit me to hold anything back unnecessarily, when I know what I'm asking. For you to find a needle in--God, not even a haystack. A needle in a tower full of other needles.

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Her name rang in Will's mind l...

Her name rang in Will's mind like the chime of a bell; he wondered if any other name on earth had such an inescapable resonance to it. She couldn't have been named something awful, could she, like Mildred. He couldn't imagine lying awake at night, staring up at the ceiling while invisible voices whispered 'Mildred' in his ears. But Tessa--

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It's too late,' she said. 'D...

It's too late,' she said. 'Don't say that.' His voice was half a whisper. 'I love you, Tessa. I love you.

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If you do not help me,' Tessa...

If you do not help me,' Tessa said to Jem, 'I swear, I will change into you, and I will lift him myself. And then everyone here will see what you look like in a dress.' She fixed him with a look. 'Do you understand?

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It was books that made me feel...

It was books that made me feel that perhaps I was not completely alone. They could be honest with me, and I with them.

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Look well on this, my son,' s...

Look well on this, my son,' said the green-skinned man, 'for one day I shall rule a clockwork kingdom of such beings, and you shall be its prince.

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So you're suggesting we take t...

So you're suggesting we take the train up to York, meet a ninety-year-old man, leap on him, and yank out his hair? I'm sure the Clave will be ecstatic.Ђќ 'They'll just say you're mad,Ђќ said Jessamine. 'They already think it, so what's the difference, really?

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Oh, leave it,Ђќ said Jem, kick...

Oh, leave it,Ђќ said Jem, kicking Will, not without affection, lightly on the ankle. 'She's annexed my plan!Ђќ 'Will,Ђќ Tessa said firmly. 'Do you care more about the plan being enacted or about getting credit for it?Ђќ Will pointed a finger at her. 'That,Ђќ he said. 'The second one.

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If I might make a suggestion,Ђ...

If I might make a suggestion,Ђќ said Will. 'About twenty paces behind us, in the Council room, is Benedict. If you'd like to go back in there and try kicking him, I recommend aiming upward and a bit to the leftЂ'

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Well, it seems a bit silly, lo...

Well, it seems a bit silly, looking there,Ђќ said Will. 'It's not like Mortmain's going to lodge a complaint against the Shadow-hunters through official channels. 'Very upset Shadowhunters refused to all die when I wanted them to. Demand recompense. Please mail cheque to A. Mortmain, 18 Kensington RoadЂ'

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Patriotic?Ђќ Will looked smug....

Patriotic?Ђќ Will looked smug. 'I'll tell you what's patriotic,Ђќ he said. 'In honor of my birthplace, I've the dragon of Wales tattooed on myЂ'

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Charlotte slammed the paper do...

Charlotte slammed the paper down onto her desk with an exclamation of rage. 'Aloysius Starkweather is the most stubborn, hypocritical, obstinate, degenerateЂ'Ђќ She broke off, clearly fighting for control of her temper. Tessa had never seen Charlotte's mouth so firmly set into a hard line. 'Would you like a thesaurus?Ђќ Will inquired. 'You seem to be running out of words.

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He cocked his head to the side...

He cocked his head to the side. 'Did he die well?' 'He died screaming.' Charlotte's bluntness startled Tessa. 'What a beautiful thing to hear.

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I think I may be in love with ...

I think I may be in love with you, Sophie,' said Will. 'Marriage could be in the cards.

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Sometimes,' said Will, 'they...

Sometimes,' said Will, 'they're even supposed to blow up.

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She had loved him for such a l...

She had loved him for such a long time, she thought. How was it that she did now know him at all?

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Did you just kiss me?' Will i...

Did you just kiss me?' Will inquired. Magnus made a slip-second decision. 'No.' 'I thought-' 'On occasion the aftereffects of the painkilling spells can result in hallucinations of the most bizarre sort.' 'Oh,' Will said. 'How peculiar.

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He closed his eyes. 'I'm so ti...

He closed his eyes. 'I'm so tired, Tess,Ђќ he said. 'I only wanted pleasant dreams for once.Ђќ 'That is not the way to get them, Will,Ђќ she said softly. 'You cannot buy or drug or dream your way out of pain.

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Well,Ђќ Tessa said, sighting a...

Well,Ђќ Tessa said, sighting along the line of the knife, 'you behave as if you dislike me. In fact, you behave as if you dislike us all.Ђќ 'I don't,Ђќ Gabriel said. 'I just dislike him.Ђќ He pointed at Will. 'Dear me,Ђќ said Will, and he took another bite of his apple. 'Is it because I'm better-looking than you?

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The past is nothing to [the yo...

The past is nothing to [the young], not even another country as it is to the old, or even a nightmare as it is to the guilty.

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