Jem Carstairs Quotes

“James reared up from his bed and threw himself into Uncle Jem’s arms. He had heard some people found the Silent Brothers frightening, with their silent speech and their stitched eyes, but to him the sight of a Silent Brother’s robe always meant Uncle Jem, always meant steadfast love.”
― Cassandra Clare, Nothing but Shadows

“Whatever you are physically, male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy – all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. Whatever the color, the shape, the design of the shade that conceals it, the flame inside the lamp remains the same. You are that flame.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“But you are not a lady, Jessamine—,” Charlotte began.“Dear me,” said Will. “Such harsh truths so early in the morning cannot be good for the digestion.”“What I mean,” Charlotte said, correcting herself, “is that you are a Shadowhunter first, and a lady second.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“I know,” he said, looking down at himself — skin like papier-mache, ribs like violin strings. “I am not — I mean, I look —”

“Beautiful,” she said, and the word was a pronouncement. “You are beautiful, James Carstairs.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

“I came to see that I could not bring someone home when they were already there.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“There are only four points of warmth and brightness, in the whole world, that burn fiercely enough for me to feel something like the person I was. Your mother, your father, Lucie, and you. You love, and tremble, and burn.”
― Cassandra Clare, Nothing but Shadows

“I am no longer a Silent Brother," he said. "Only an ordinary man. My name is James, James Carstairs. But everyone calls me Jem.”
― Cassandra Clare, Lady Midnight

“There is more to living than not dying," he said. "Look at the way you live, Will. You burn as bright as a star.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“He touched her as he would touch his violin: it was how he knew to touch something that was precious and loved.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

“I can offer you my life, but it is a short life; I can offer you my heart, though I have no idea how many more beats it shall sustain.”
― Cassandra Clare

“They were in love, of the realest, truest kind.”
― Cassandra Clare, The Whitechapel Fiend

“In your eyes I have always found grace.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Heroes endure because we need them. Not for their own sakes.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“La eternidad no hace que se olvide lo que has perdido, sólo que soportes la pérdida.”
― Cassandra Clare, City of Heavenly Fire

“You don't even like poetry," Tessa said, her voice catching on a half laugh of relief.
"No. But you make me want to write it. Does that not count for anything?”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

“These words, they have a special appeal to you, don't they?' she asked softly. 'These dead languages. Why is that?'
He was leaning close enough to her that she felt his warm breath on her cheek when he exhaled. 'I cannot be sure,' he said, 'though I think it has something to do with the clarity of them. Greek, Latin, Sanskrit, they contain pure truths, before we cluttered our languages with so many useless words.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

“The spoils of vice are a burdensome responsibility. - Will
Yet one you seem strangely able to bear. - Jem”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“It’s about Will. About Will, and me.”

“He loves you,” Jem said. “I know he loves you. We spoke of it before he left here.” Though the coldness had not returned to his voice, he sounded suddenly almost unnaturally calm.

Tessa was shocked. “I didn’t know you had ever talked of it with each other. Will did not say.”

“Nor did you ever tell me of his feelings, though you knew for months. We all have our secrets that we keep because we do not want to hurt the people who love us.” There was a sort of warning in his voice, or was she imagining it?”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Sin duda, sería maravilloso si todos supiéramos exactamente quiénes somos. Pero ese conocimiento no nos viene de fuera, sino de dentro.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“«Khal epa ta kala». [...] Lo que vale la pena tener, las cosas buenas, nobles y honorables, son difíciles de conseguir.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

“Some secrets, she thought, were better told; some were better left the burden of the carrier, that they might not cause pain to others. It was why she had not told Will she loved him, when there was nothing either of them could do about it.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess

“Nunca me había importado -continuó él-. Estar perdido, quiero decir. Siempre había pensado que no se podía estar del todo perdido si se conocía el propio corazón. Pero me temo que puedo perderme si no conozco el tuyo.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Prince

“Half one thing and half another,” Tessa said. “Like me. But you know you’re human.”

Jem’s expression softened. “As are you. In all the ways that matter.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Jem looked at ease in a white sweater and dark jeans. His black hair had a single, dramatic streak of silver in it that stood out against his brown skin. “How are you finding the training?” he asked, leaning forward.
“I don’t bruise as much anymore,” Simon said, shrugging.
“That’s excellent,” Jem said. “It means you’re finding your feet and deflecting more blows.”
“Really?” Simon said. “I thought it was because I was dead inside.”
― Cassandra Clare, Maureen Johnson

“A veces, nuestras vidas cambian tan rápido que ni el corazón ni la mente son capaces de seguir el cambio. Es en esas ocasiones, creo, cuando nuestras vidas han cambiado pero aún ansiamos regresar al momento anterior a que todo cambiara, y el dolor es entonces mayor. Pero te puedo decir por experiencia que te acabas acostumbrando a ello. Aprendes a vivir tu nueva vida, y no puedes imaginarte, o incluso recordar realmente, cómo era todo antes.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“I hope you can break that protection before tomorrow night, or I wouldn't say much about our chances."
"Will" Jem chided "Don't say that."
"You're right." Will said, "I shouldn't underestimate my own skills. Should Tessa make a mess of things, I'm sure I'll be able to fight our way through the slavering masses of vampires to freedom.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Perhaps it is not such a bad thing to be set apart.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“Zhe shi jie shang -susurró él, y sus ojos se volvieron suaves y plateados al hablar-, wo sin zui ai ne de.
Ella lo entendió. <>”
― Cassandra Clare , Clockwork Princess

“Whatever you are physically... male or female, strong or weak, ill or healthy – all those things matter less than what your heart contains. If you have the soul of a warrior, you are a warrior. All those other things, they are the glass that contains the lamp, but you are the light inside.”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

“I loved Jem- she said- I love him still, and he loved me, but i'm nobody's Will. My heart is my own. It is beyond you to control it. It has been beyond me to control it”
― Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Princess