Cassandra Clare Quote

No killing, Jordan said. We’re trying to make you feel peaceful, so you don’t go up in flames. Blood, killing, war, those are all non-peaceful things. Isn’t there anything else you like? Rainforests? Chirping birds? Weapons, said Jace. I like weapons. I’m starting to think we have a problematic issue of personal philosophy here. Jace leaned forward, his palms flat on the ground. I’m a warrior, he said. I was brought up as a warrior. I didn’t have toys, I had weapons. I slept with a wooden sword until I was five. My first books were medieval demonologies with illuminated pages. The first songs I learned were chants to banish demons. I know what brings me peace, and it isn’t sandy beaches or chirping birds in rainforests. I want a weapon in my hand and a strategy to win. Jordan looked at him levelly. So you’re saying that what brings you peace … is war. Now you get it.