Clary Fray Quotes:

You live in my head all the time.

- Cassandra Clare

source: "City of Ashes". Book by Cassandra Clare, 2008.

topic: Fray, Clary Fray

You could have anything else in the world. and you asked for me.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.1246, Simon and Schuster

topic: World, Jace, Clary Fray, City Of Glass

You can't just go around killing people. You're right. You can't go around killing people.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.21, Simon and Schuster

topic: People, Killing, Clary Fray

I don't want tea," said Clary, with muffled force. "I want to find my mother. And then I want to find out who took her in the first place, and I want to kill them." "Unfortunately," said Hodge, "we're all out of bitter revenge at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Mother, Revenge, Tea, Jocelyn Fray, Clary Fray

A diary with no drawings of me in it? Where are the torrid fantasies? The romance covers?

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Humorous, Drawing, Romance, Clary Fray, Simon Lewis

When you love someone, you don't have a choice. Love takes your choices away. - Clary Fray

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Choices, When You Love Someone, Fray, Clary Fray

"Do you remember back at the hotel when you promised that if we lived, you’d get dressed up in a nurse’s outfit and give me a sponge bath?" "Actually, I think you misheard," Clary said. "It was Simon who promised you the sponge bath." "As soon as I’m back on my feet, handsome," "I knew we should have left you a rat," said Jace.

- Cassandra Clare

source: "City of Bones". Book by Cassandra Clare, March 27, 2007.

topic: Humor, Should Have, Feet, Clary Fray, I'm Back

You really want to know what else it was my mom said about you?" he asked. She shook her head. He didn't seem to notice. "She said you'd break my heart," he told her, and left.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.308, Simon and Schuster

topic: Mom, Heart, Want, Clary Fray, Simon Lewis

Sarcasm is the last refuge of the imaginatively bankrupt.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Sarcasm, Lasts, Jace, Clary Fray

You know what the worst thing I can imagine is? Simon had said. Not trusting someone I love.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Imagine, Said, Not Trusting, Clary Fray, Trusting Someone

Move it along, teenagers. The only person who gets to canoodle in my bedroom is my magnificent self.

- Magnus

topic: Teenager, Moving, Self, Clary Fray, Fray

You're just worried they'll hire a male instructor and he'll be hotter than you." Jace's eyebrows went up. "Hotter than me?" "It could happen," Clary said, "You know, theoretically." "Theoretically the planet could suddenly crack in half, leaving me on one side and you on the other, forever and tragically parted, but I'm not worried about that either. Some things," Jace said, with his customary crooked smile, "are just too unlikely to dwell upon.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Eyebrows, Forever, Leaving, Jace Lightwood, City Of Fallen Angels

You may be the only guy my age I've ever met who knows what bergamot is, much less that it's in Earl Grey tea." "Yes, well," Jace said, with a supercilious look, "I'm not like other guys. Besides," he added, flipping a book off the shelf, "at the Institute we have to take classes in basic medicinal uses for plants. It's required." "I figured all your classes were stuff like Slaughter 101 and Beheading for Beginners." Jace flipped a page. "Very funny, Fray.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Book, Class, Guy, Supercilious, Clary Fray

Keeping demons from this world is your mandate, a mandate from heaven. And a mandate from heaven isn't something you can just ignore.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.1114, Simon and Schuster

topic: Heaven, World, Demon, Clary Fray, Fray

You know," Clary said, "most psychologists agree that hostility is really just sublimated sexual attraction.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.317, Simon and Schuster

topic: Psychologist, Said, Fray, Clary Fray

Declarations of love amuse me. Especially when unrequited.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Love, Jace, Unrequited, Declarations Of Love, Clary Fray

Also, I'm sleeping with your mom. Just thought you should know.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Mom, Humorous, Sleep, Jocelyn Fray, Clary Fray

I know it's wrong - God, it's all kinds of wrong - but I just want to lie down with you and wake up with you, just once, just once ever in my life.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.1108, Simon and Schuster

topic: Lying, Wake Up, Want, City Of Glass, Clary Fray

Jace,” she said. “Why are you doing this to me?” “Because you’re lying to me. And you’re lying to yourself.” Jace’s eyes were blazing, and even though his hands were stuffed into his pockets, she could see that they were knotted into fists.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.630, Simon and Schuster

topic: Lying, Eye, Hands, Lying To Yourself, Clarissa Fray

(Jace) "Is there anything special you want to see? Paris? Budapest? The Leaning Tower of Pisa?" Only if it falls on Sebastian's head, she thought.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.1994, Simon and Schuster

topic: Fall, Special You, Paris, City Of Lost Souls, Pisa

I suppose you've always been amazing at this stuff."- Clary "I was born amazing." - Jace

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Stuff, Fallen Angels, Jace, Jace Lightwood, City Of Fallen Angels

"Yeah, well, you clearly also couldn't be bothered to call me and tell me you were shacking up with some dyed-blond wanna-be goth you probably met at Pandemonium. After I spent the past three days wondering if you were dead." "I was not shacking up," Clary said, glad of the darkness as the blood rushed to her face. "And my hair is naturally blond," said Jace. "Just for the record."

- Cassandra Clare

source: "City of Bones". Book by Cassandra Clare, 2007.

topic: Past, Blood, Hair, Pandemonium, Clary And Jace

Jace looked as if she had slapped him. "Why are you determined not to believe us?" "Because she loves you," said Valentine. Clary felt the blood drain out of her face.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Believe, Valentine, Love You, Clary Fray

unfortunately, we're all out of bitter evange at the moment, so it's either tea or nothing

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Tea, Bitter, Moments, Clary Fray, Fray

Magnus, standing by the door, snapped his fingers impatiently. "Move it along, teenagers. The only person who gets to canoodle in my bedroom is my magnificent self." "Canoodle?" repeated Clary, never having heard the word before. "Magnificent?" repeated Jace, who was just being nasty. Magnus growled. The growl sounded like "Get out.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.214, Simon and Schuster

topic: Teenager, Moving, Doors, Magnus Bane, Clary Fray

One of the Silent Brothers is here to see you. Hodge sent me to wake you up. Actually he offered to wake you himself, but since it's 5 a.m., I figured you'd be less cranky if you had something nice to look at." "Meaning you?" "What else?

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2017). “City of Bones: 10th Anniversary Edition”, p.164, Simon and Schuster

topic: Brother, Nice, Ego, Wakes You, Cranky

Missing, one stunningly attractive teenage boy. Answers to 'Jace' or 'Hot Stuff

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2014). “City of Lost Souls”, p.94, Simon and Schuster

topic: Teenage, Boys, Missing, Jace Lightwood, Clary Fray

Jace slammed his hand down on the stele. “Clary-“ “She said she doesn’t want it,” said Simon. “Ha-ha.” “Ha-ha?” Jace looked incredulous. “That’s your comeback?

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.542, Simon and Schuster

topic: Hands, Want, Comeback, City Of Ashes, Clary Fray

I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead." "Well," said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Jobs, Teenager, Humor, Inner Demons, City Of Ashes

Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change -Clary Fray

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Change, Growing Up, Wish, City Of Ashes, Clary Fray

You’re my sister,” he said finally. “My sister, my blood, my family. I should want to protect you”—he laughed soundlessly and without any humor—“to protect you from the sort of boys who want to do with you exactly what I want to do.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2010). “City of Glass”, p.209, Simon and Schuster

topic: Boys, Blood, Want, City Of Glass, Clary Fray

What are all these?" Clary asked. "Vials of holy water, blessed knives, steel and silver blades," Jace said, piling the weapons on the floor beside him, "electrum wire - not much use at the moment but it's always good to have spares - silver bullets, charms of protetion, crucifixes, stars of David-" "Jesus," said Clary "I doubt he'd fit." "Jace." Clary was appalled.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2011). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (4 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels”, p.231, Simon and Schuster

topic: Jesus, Stars, Blessed, Holy Water, Clary Fray

I’m really grateful to you for saving us, Maia, and Jace is too, even though he’s so stubborn that he’d rather jam a seraph blade through his eyeball than say so. And don’t you say you hope he does,” she added hastily, seeing the look on the other girl’s face, “because that’s really not helpful.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.1012, Simon and Schuster

topic: Girl, Grateful, Doe, Eyeballs, Clary Fray

But they love each other," Clary said, appalled. "Isn't that what love means? That you're supposed to be there for the other person to turn to, no matter what?" Luke looked toward the river, at the dark water moving slowly under the light of the autumn moon. "Sometimes, Clary," he said, "love just isn't enough.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Moving, Mean, Dark, Love Means, Dark Water

Clary screamed out loud as he fell like a stone- And landed lightly on his feet just in front of her. Clary stared with her mouth open as he rose up out of a shallow crouch and grinned at her. "If I made a joke about just dropping in," he said, "would you write me off as a cliché?

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Writing, Feet, Rose, Clary Fray

You're a disaster for us, Clary! You're a mundane, you'll always be one, you'll never be a Shadowhunter! You don't know how to think like we do, think about what's best for everyone-- all you think about is yourself! But there's a war now, or there will be, and I don't have time or the inclination to follow around after you, trying to make sure you don't get us killed! Go home, Clary. Go home!

- Cassandra Clare

topic: War, Home, Thinking, Shadowhunters, City Of Glass

What's an eBay?" "A mythical place of great magical power." - Jace Wayland and Clary Fray (City of Bones)

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Ebay, Cities, Bones, Clary Fray, Fray

There’s more to honesty than … than an arrangement of words. They say faeries can’t lie, but you lie in your intentions, your attitude, your demeanor —

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Honesty, Attitude, Lying, Demeanor, Clary Fray

Every teenager in the world feels like that, feels broken or out of place, different somehow, royalty mistakenly born into a family of peasants. The difference in your case is that it's true.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.206, Simon and Schuster

topic: Teenager, Differences, Broken, Clary Fray, Fray

His eyes softened. "But it doesn't change what we are to each other. It's like there's always been a piece of my soul missing, and it's inside you, Clary. I know I told you once that whether God exists or not, we're on our own. But when I'm with you, I'm not.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.2282, Simon and Schuster

topic: Eye, Missing, Soul, City Of Lost Souls, Lost Souls

Being a Silent Brother is life, Clary Fray. But if you mean I remember my life before the Brotherhood, I do. Clary took a deep breath. “Were you ever in love? Before the Brotherhood? Was there ever anyone you would have died for?” There was a long silence. Then: Two people, said Brother Zachariah. There are memories that time does not erase, Clarissa. Ask your friend Magnus Bane, if you do not believe me. Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.2269, Simon and Schuster

topic: Brother, Memories, Believe, City Of Lost Souls, Long Silence

You never cared that I was your sister before.” “Didn’t I?” His black eyes flicked up and down her. “Our father’s dead,” he said. “There are no other relatives. You and I, we are the last. The last of the Morgensterns. You are the only one left whose blood runs in my veins, too. You are my last chance.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Running, Father, Eye, City Of Lost Souls, Last Chance

He wants her in his bedroom. And not in that way — no girl has ever been in his bedroom that way. It is his private space, his sanctuary. But he wants Clary there. He wants her to see him, the reality of him, not the image he shows the world. He wants to lie down on the bed with her and have her curl into him. He wants to hold her as she breathes softly through the night; to see her as no one else sees her: vulnerable and asleep. To see her and to be seen.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: Girl, Lying, Night, Clary Fray

Does that mean you agree?" He groaned. "I think it means you crushed my spirit and beat me down." "Fantastic.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2014). “City of Lost Souls”, p.143, Simon and Schuster

topic: Mean, Thinking, Doe, Clary Fray

She realized that this scarred, sarcastic boy, was gentle with the things he loved.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “City of Lost Souls”, p.397, Simon and Schuster

topic: Sarcastic, Boys, City Of Lost Souls, Clary Fray, Fray

Don't touch any of my weapons without my permission." "Well, there goes my plan for selling them all on eBay," Clary muttered. "Selling them on what?" Clary smiled blandly at him. "A mythical place of great magical power.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.103, Simon and Schuster

topic: Ebay, Weapons, Selling, City Of Fallen Angels, Clary Fray

But the person who stepped out of the front door was tall and thin, with short, spiky dark hair. he was wearing a gold mesh vest and a pair of silk pajama pants. He regarded Clary with mild interest, puffing gently on a fantastically large pipe as he did so. Though he looked nothing at all like a Viking, he was instantly and totally familiar. Magnus Bane

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2012). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls”, p.1031, Simon and Schuster

topic: Dark, Hair, Doors, Magnus Bane, Dark Hair

Is there some particular reason that you're here?" ... "Not this again." "Not what again?" said Clary. "Every time I annoy him, he retreats into his No Mundanes Allowed tree house." Simon pointed at Jace.

- Cassandra Clare

topic: House, Tree, Retreat, Clary Fray

I think he’s handling it with grace. A lot of teenage boys would sulk, or lurk around under your window with a boom box.

- Cassandra Clare

source: Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.815, Simon and Schuster

topic: Teenage, Boys, Thinking, Clary Fray, Simon Lewis