Fray Quotes - Page 2

• She supposed they were imperfections, those marks, but they didn't feel that way to her; they were a history, cut into his body: the map of a life of endless war.

  Cassandra Clare

  War, Cutting, Imperfection

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “City of Glass”, p.210, Simon and Schuster

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

  Cassandra Clare

  Stuff, Fallen Angels, Jace

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• 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

  Mom, Heart, Want

  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

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• The more Lord Maccon considered it, the more he grew to like the idea. Certainly his imagination was full of pictures of what he and Alexia might do together once he got her home in a properly wedded state, but now those lusty images were mixing with others: waking up next to her, seeing her across the dining table, discussing science and politics, having her advice on points of pack controversy and BUR difficulties. No doubt she would be useful in verbal frays and social machinations, as long as she was on his side.

  Gail Carriger

  Home, Ideas, Long

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• 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

  Teenager, Differences, Broken

  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

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• When truth kills truth, O devilish holy fray!

  William Shakespeare

  Holy, Devilish

  William Shakespeare (1962). “A Midsummer Night's Dream (Sparklesoup Classics)”, p.35, Sparklesoup LLC

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• But they love each other. Isn't that what love means? That you're supposed to be there for the other person to turn to, no matter what?

  Cassandra Clare

  Mean, Matter, Turns

  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.1513, Simon and Schuster

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• 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

  Whether God Exists, Lost Souls, Knows

  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

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• This has always been the way of presidential politics. The president rises above the fray while his surrogates go on the attack. They throw the spears and fling the mud; he sits upon the throne.

  John Podhoretz

  Presidential, Thrones, Goes On

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• 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

  House, Tree, Retreat

  Cassandra Clare (2010). “Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instrument Series (3 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass”, p.548, Simon and Schuster

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• I am much inclined to live from my rucksack, and let my trousers fray as they like.

  Hermann Hesse

  Travel, Trousers

  Hermann Hesse (1980). “Six Novels: With Other Stories and Essays”

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• 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

  Brother, Nice, Ego

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

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• I figured all your classes were stuff like Slaughter 101 and Beheading for Beginners." Jace flipped a page. "Very funny, Fray.

  Cassandra Clare

  Class, Beginners, Pages

  Cassandra Clare (2015). “City of Bones”, p.100, Simon and Schuster

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• I will not trust you, I, Nor longer stay in your curst company. Your hands than mine are quicker for a fray, My legs are longer though, to run away.

  William Shakespeare

  Running, Hands, Legs

  William Shakespeare, Phill Evans (2009). “A Midsummer Night's Dream: In Full Colour, Cartoon, Illustrated Format”, p.38, Shakespeare Comic Books

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• Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable, Brother Zachariah to Clary Fray

  Cassandra Clare

  Brother, Loss, Forever

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• 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

  Brother, Memories, Believe

  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

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

  Cassandra Clare

  Sarcastic, Boys, City Of Lost Souls

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

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• 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

  Honesty, Attitude, Lying

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• Dear Alec, As your best friend and parabatai, I am offended not to have been asked to be your best man at the wedding. Et tu, Brutus. -Jace Alec , he really is upset. He hasn't washed his hair in three days. -Clary

  Cassandra Clare

  Men, Hair, Upset

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• Hadrian drew two swords from his sides in a single elegant motion. He flipped one around letting it spin against his palm once. “Need to get a new grip on this one. It’s starting to fray again.” He looked at Will. “Shall we get on with this? I believe you were about to rob us.

  Michael J. Sullivan

  Believe, Two, Hadrian

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• I voted for Barack Obama twice but I found his rather strong statements about Donald Trump a little unseemly, kind of thought that he ought to stay above the fray so to speak. Is it just me who feels like this was a little out of bounds or is this good politics since his approval ratings are pretty high?

  Christopher Michael Cillizza

  Strong, Kind, Speak

  Source: live.washingtonpost.com

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• But you have to learn to bend a little," "Or you'll brake." -Clarissa Fray

  Cassandra Clare

  Littles, Brake, Clarissa Fray

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• You are most powerful when you are most silent. People never expect silence. They expect words, motion, defense, offense, back and forth. They expect to leap into the fray. They are ready, fists up, words hanging leaping from their mouths. Silence? No.

  Alison McGhee

  Powerful, People, Expectations

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• Idealism may get us into the fray, but it is the loss of all we cherish that begins to form in us a heart capable of leading others reluctantly and humbly.

  Dan B. Allender

  Heart, Humility, Loss

  Dan B. Allender (2011). “Leading with a Limp: Take Full Advantage of Your Most Powerful Weakness”, p.133, WaterBrook

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• Lying eats into the soul. If it becomes a habit it frays the edge of your spirit. Truth telling, although sometimes harder to do, strengthens your heart. It serves a person ill not to tell the truth.

  Theresa Breslin

  Lying, Heart, Soul

  "Medici Seal". Book by Theresa Breslin, August 3, 2006.

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