Here are the best phrases from Shadowhunters, a series of six fantasy novels for young people, written by the American writer Cassandra Clare. In 2016 the television series premiered on NBC, starring Katherine McNamara, Dominic Sherwood, Alberto Rosende, Emeraude Toubia, Matthew Daddario, Harry Shum, Jr. and Isaiah Mustafa.
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1- It's not lying, I just won't tell you. –Clary
2- Suddenly I started to draw hundreds of these and I have no idea what it means, I don't know. I think I'm losing my mind. –Clary
3- That thing you saw me kill at the club… that was a demon. –Jace Wayland.
4- Of course you can see me, she's a witch. Downgraded from a gingerbread house to a one-room apartment? –Jace Wayland.
5- That is The Mortal Cup. It is an instrument of death. One of the three sacred objects of my town. Your mother was a Shadowhunter. –Jace Wayland.
6- Demons are capable of possessing any living creature, even people you know. You shouldn't trust anyone. –Jace Wayland.
7- I don't want her back, I don't care in the least. I've been sleeping with that woman for years and putting up with her stupid daughter, all for The Mortal Cup. –Luke
8- How was he able to say that he did not care? She used to read me stories as a child, she has been looking for me at school for as long as I can remember. –Clary
9- We will take charge but not here and not now, we must go to a safe place. I am also a Shadowhunter and I swear that I will protect you with my life. –Jace
10- It's not a pigsty, it's just that you can't really see it. –Clary
11- Is this the part where you tear all my clothes to take care of my wounds? –Clary
12- If you wanted me to take off my clothes, you only had to ask. –Jace
13- How did I faint they tattooed me? I thought that only happened in Vegas. –Clary
14- It is not a tattoo, it is a rune. It is used to make you become stronger, to heal, you can become invisible or visible. –Simon
15- Hundreds of Shadowhunters used to seek asylum here, but as you can see, now we are the only ones. Without The Mortal Cup we are becoming extinct. –Jace
16- Be careful, the rune to heal a broken heart is the most painful of all. –Alec
17- When you are impulsive, things end up going wrong. –Alec
18- Yesterday you were a normal girl. Today you feel like your whole world has been turned upside down. But there is only one thing you need to know, the stories they told you when you were little about monsters, fairies, legends whispered around the campfires… they are all true. –Hodge
19- Either you are born being a Shadowhunter or you drink the Mortal Cup. –Jace
20- Werewolves are not demons, we also have a truce with those of the underworld. –Isabelle
21- He saw how his father was murdered when he was a child, if it weren't for him we would all be dead. He has saved our lives more times than I would like to count. - Isabelle
22- Legend has it that the crusaders invoked an angel. The angel Raziel. Raziel poured his blood into a cup and those who drank from the cup became half human and half angels. Just like your children, and your children's children; beings of immense power that brought balance and protected the world from immense evil. –Hodge
23- Demons do not die easily, but we, we were created too mortal. –Hodge
24- Shhh! You will awaken the dead. –Jace
25- He did not want to protect humanity… He learned how to summon demons, he even injected himself with demonic blood to control them. He wanted to rule. –Hodge
26- Welcome to the City of Bones, this is where the brothers draw their power, from the bones of fallen Shadowhunters. One day, this is going to be me. –Jace
27- You look like the kind of woman who writes her number on a bathroom wall. –Alec
28- You already know that I don't like them, but I'll let them stay because they are the beauty of the place. –Magnuns
29- Everything your mother did, she did for you. The lies, running away, he did it all to keep you safe. –Magnus
30- Demons exist in many forms, that is why shadow hunters are not of a single religion; all the churches help us. We could go to a Jewish synagogue or a Shinto temple. –Jace
31- Yes, the angel Raziel, that is a beautiful story. I have been hunting demons for a third of my life and have never seen an angel. –Jace
32- Jace thinks he needs to save the world, he doesn't need you to encourage him to do it. –Alec
33- If you were so brave then you would admit that you are in love with him, that is the real problem! –Clary
34- I know that I have always been the one who has needed most of you, more than you of me. And I never cared. –Simon
35- I have always had only my mother, Luke and you. Don't you dare think that you are important to me. –Clary
36- Wow! What did the piano do to you? You play it like you've lost the love of your life. –Clary
37- Fortunately the only love of my life I am still myself, from time to time I tear myself to pieces to keep things interesting. –Jace
38- Was Bach a Shadowhunter? Does that mean that Bach's music is to demons what garlic is to vampires? –Clary
39- The dimensions are not a straight line, there are folds, shortcuts and corners; It is difficult to explain but, this portal can take you wherever you want to go. –Jace
40- When I was 9 years old, my father gave me a Falcon to make him obedient, I was supposed to train him blind but I didn't have the courage to do such a thing. Instead I stroked him until he trusted me as much as I trusted him. I tame it to perfection. –Jace
41- Every Shadowhunter needs his own light. –Jace
42- When a girl says that she wants a large stone, she does not literally mean a large stone. –Clary
43- I had never been more awake. –Jace
44- Next time tell me you have a man in your bed to save us uncomfortable situations. –Jace
45- Come on! Go after him, go apologize and tell him how special he really is. –Jace
46- Stop acting like this! Stop acting like nothing hurts you. –Clary
47- I really believed you better than this, I am the one who has always been there for you, not him! I am in love with you. But it is clear that you do not have the same for me. –Simon
48- The blockade not only repressed your memories, it also repressed your abilities. –Hodge
49- You have no idea what a curse it is to live knowing the key to everything, without being able to set foot outside… with fear even to open a window. –Hodge
50- We are not protected. I know, young Elijah. But get on with it. I've known warlocks who could raise a demon, chat with it, and send it back to hell in the time it takes you to draw half a five-pointed star. -Mystery man
51- Agramon. I am the Warlock Elias, I am the one who invoked you. -Elias
52- I am pure of heart, keep corruption at bay. –Isabella
53- I love the way spider webs are made of rubber. –Clary
54- What kind of a 10-year-old girl is not afraid of daring? –Jonathan
55- I am still exactly the same person that I have been in the last seven years. Nothing has changed in me. If I didn't name Valentine before, I don't see why I should now. –Maryse
56- If you can't believe it, then don't do it. But believe in me. –Jace
57- Tell me you hate it Jace. Tell me you hate that man and everything he stands for. –Maryse
58- Why can't you say you trust me? I've lived with you for more than half my life and you surely know me better than I know myself. –Jonathan
59- Now you are mine. You will always be mine. -Werewolf
60- Who am I to deny what is obvious? –Jace
61- He is no longer a boy, he is a Shadowhunter, and they are more than welcome here. They are our allies. –Luke
62- There are words that are not to be said, each one has a different meaning, but they exist to be drawn and not said aloud. -The Queen
63- My rune not only opened the door, it opened everything in the room and even broke Jace's shackles. I think the Queen means that I can draw runes that are more powerful… even create new runes. –Clary
64- You may not know much about worldly history, but when people talk about preserving a race, things never go well. –Clary
65- People look for the cup for the wrong reasons, not me. With this cup I can purify our bloodline. –Valentine
66- All those incredible talents that your mother tried so hard to suppress, where do you think they came from? You are my daughter. My blood runs through your veins. –Valentine
67- Each member of the infra darkness, each member of the key, each shadow hunter on both sides of the portal is looking for me right now. I'm going to need a lot of help. –Valentine
68- Please don't do this Valentine, a demon has never set foot inside the institute. –Hodge
69- Those who are broken are the most obedient, like you. To love is to destroy. –Valentine
70- Those who are not our allies must be killed. –Valentine
71- Valentine was so full of anger and was so afraid of a direct conflict with the Clave members that he faked his death along with that of his son. Your brother. –Luke
72- I have returned to help you understand who you really are. I know you are unhappy, tired of living by the rules. Your place… is next to me. You are a Morgersten and you are my son. –Valentine
73- Come on, you can stick your head out the window if you want. –Clary
74- I am a werewolf, not a Golden Retriever. –Luke
75- The werewolves came to save us. I never thought I'd say that. –Simon
76- She does not want to believe you because she is in love with you. –Valentine
77- Hello Mr. Garrowy, I see you are having a dog day. In these cases the most humane thing would be to put him to sleep, don't you think? - Pangborn
78- If you had been a real father, you would know where the cup is. You would know exactly where my deepest thoughts take her. You don't know anything about me, you're not my father; And you never will be –Clary
79- Not us You. - Clary
80- I understand why you did what you did, and I forgive you. I want you to know that your secret is safe with me. –Clary
81- I guess I'm the old romantic, I was hoping that when I told that person “I love you” she would answer me the same. –Simon
82- For me it is difficult to be close to you but this is more important than us. You have a great gift and we need you. I need you. –Jace
83- Do you remember when I told you that I had never seen an angel? I lied. –Jace
84- I understand the meaning of the word fear. But I choose that this has no effect on me. –Jace
85- I'm a Shadowhunter… Clary I'm not afraid of the dark. –Alec
86- Be careful what you tell me, you are not the only one capable of breaking the law. -Inquisitor
87- The law is the Izzy law, there are no shortcuts for it. –Alec
88- The Clave does not make deals, the Clave makes promises and keeps them. -Inquisitor
89- You seem obsessed with the way I look, could it be that you simply feel attracted to me? - Valentine.
90- My father is not going to exchange any of the mortal instruments for me. He's going to let you kill me in front of him before he gives you the cup or the sword. –Jace
91- What the hell were you thinking when you went to see it? I mean it. What was going through your head? –Alec.