"Clockwork Angel" quotes (part 1)
I've decided to compile a list of quotes from the "Clockwork Angel" that are not as well-known as the others. I love this book to death, and there are so many great phrases!
P.S. My Will is Adam Gregory.
“Whether or not we like mundanes particularly, we can’t allow them to be systematically slaughtered. It’s the reason we exist.” - Will, p. 78
“It isn’t against the Law to be an idiot.” - Henry, p. 79
“Books are for reading, not for turning oneself into livestock.” - Tessa, p. 88
“Do I seem unusually trustworthy to you, or are you just a naïve sort?” - Will, p. 89
“A summoning spell here, a bit of angel blood there, and you’ve a recipe for indestructible human warriors. You’ll never understand us from reading a book, mind you, but it’s a start.” - Will, p. 90
She wondered what had made him this way, how he had come to find darkness amusing, for it was a quality he didn’t appear to share with any of the other Shadowhunters she met, however briefly. - p. 91
“I wouldn’t call Charlotte a governess if I were you, not if you want to preserve your limbs intact. You wouldn’t think it to look at her, but she’s quite skilled with a variety of weapons, our Charlotte.” - Will, p. 93
“I’ve never seen anyone get so excited over books before. You’d think they were diamonds.” - Will, p. 94
“Do you normally turn up in gentlemen’s bedrooms in the middle of the night? If I’d known that, I would have campaigned harder to make sure Charlotte let you stay.” - Will, p. 108
“Where there’s our Will, there’s a half-dozen angry girls claiming he’s compromised their virtue.” - Jem, p. 208
The space was lit only by candles. Dozens of gold candelabras dotted the room, fat white candles blazing in the holders. Hands carved of marble reached from the walls, each gripping a scarlet handle, drips of red wax blooming like roses along the sides of the carved marble.
And among the candelabras moved vampires, their faces as white as clouds, their movements graceful and liquid and strange. - p. 227
P.S. My Will is Adam Gregory.
“Whether or not we like mundanes particularly, we can’t allow them to be systematically slaughtered. It’s the reason we exist.” - Will, p. 78
“It isn’t against the Law to be an idiot.” - Henry, p. 79
“Books are for reading, not for turning oneself into livestock.” - Tessa, p. 88
“Do I seem unusually trustworthy to you, or are you just a naïve sort?” - Will, p. 89
“A summoning spell here, a bit of angel blood there, and you’ve a recipe for indestructible human warriors. You’ll never understand us from reading a book, mind you, but it’s a start.” - Will, p. 90
She wondered what had made him this way, how he had come to find darkness amusing, for it was a quality he didn’t appear to share with any of the other Shadowhunters she met, however briefly. - p. 91
“I wouldn’t call Charlotte a governess if I were you, not if you want to preserve your limbs intact. You wouldn’t think it to look at her, but she’s quite skilled with a variety of weapons, our Charlotte.” - Will, p. 93
“I’ve never seen anyone get so excited over books before. You’d think they were diamonds.” - Will, p. 94
“Do you normally turn up in gentlemen’s bedrooms in the middle of the night? If I’d known that, I would have campaigned harder to make sure Charlotte let you stay.” - Will, p. 108
“Where there’s our Will, there’s a half-dozen angry girls claiming he’s compromised their virtue.” - Jem, p. 208
The space was lit only by candles. Dozens of gold candelabras dotted the room, fat white candles blazing in the holders. Hands carved of marble reached from the walls, each gripping a scarlet handle, drips of red wax blooming like roses along the sides of the carved marble.
And among the candelabras moved vampires, their faces as white as clouds, their movements graceful and liquid and strange. - p. 227