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I recall what you said to me once, that words have the power to change us. Your words have changed me, Tess; they have made me a better man than I would have been otherwise. Life is a book, and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read. I would read them together with you, as many as I can, before I die.

— Cassandra Clare Clockwork Princess (2013)

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More quotes by Cassandra Clare

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

Clockwork Angel (2010)

When two people are at one in their inmost hearts, they shatter even the strength of iron or bronze.

Clockwork Princess (2013)

Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them.

Clockwork Angel (2010)

"Oh, for goodness' sake, is he really waking us up at this ungodly hour just to prove his love to you or something?"

City of Ashes (2008)

"Straight people. Why can't they control themselves?"

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