Jem Carstairs – Quotes

I know you feel

I know you feel inhuman, and as if you are set apart, away from life and love, but… I promise you, the right man won’t care. Cassandra Clare

I do not believe

I do not believe you can threaten people into goodness.” – Jem Carstairs Cassandra Clare

Someday, Will, I will

Someday, Will, I will go where none can follow me, and I think it will be sooner rather than later. Have you ever asked yourself why I agreed to be your parabatai? Cassandra Clare

Jem shook his head.

Jem shook his head. You bit de Quincey he said. You fool. He’s a VAMPIRE I had no choice said Will He was choking me I know Jem said. But really Will, AGAIN? Cassandra Clare

Remember when you tried to convince me to feed a poultry pie to the mallards in the park to see if you could breed a race of cannibal ducks? They ate it too, Will reminisced. Bloodthirsty little beasts. Never trust a duck. Cassandra Clare

Will: You are not

Will: You are not really dying, are you? Jem: So they tell me. Will: I am sorry. Jem: No. Don’t be ordinary like that. Don’t say you’re sorry. Say you’ll train with me. Will: I’ll train with you. Cassandra Clare

You swore to stay

You swore to stay with me,” he said. “When we made our oath, as parabatai. Our souls are knit. We are one person, James.” “We are two people,” said Jem. “Two people with a covenant between us.” Will knew he sounded like a child, but he could not help it. “A covenant that says you … Read more

He played of love

He played of love and loss and years of silence, words unsaid and vows unspoken, and all the spaces between his heart and theirs; and when he was done, and he’d set the violin back in its box, Will’s eyes were closed, but Tessa’s were full of tears. Cassandra Clare

There is more to

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

Do you remember when

Do you remember when we stood together on Blackfriars Bridge?” he asked softly, and his eyes were like that night had been, all black and silver. “Of course I remember.” “It was the moment I first knew I loved you,” Jem said. “I will make you a promise. Every year, Tessa, on one day, I … Read more