City of Bones Chapter 1 Quotes
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Quote 1
It was as if they had sprung into existence between one blink of her eyes and the next. (1.58)
Clary was either too preoccupied with her fears of a cute boy being murdered that she didn't notice them, or they were somehow hiding in plain sight. But how can people be invisible?
Quote 2
Clary said, "I'm not blind, you know." "Oh, but you are," said Jace. (1.80)
Jace has knowledge and vision that Clary doesn't, so he can serve as her guide into the Underworld, à la Virgil in Dante's Inferno. Basically, the hottie's here to show her a whole new world.
Quote 3
"Have you had dealings with demons, little girl? Walked with warlocks, talked with the Night Children?" (1.106)
Um, no we haven't thank you very much. Talking cryptically must be in Jace's job description, as Clary's guide to all things magical. It adds to the mystery, sure, but it probably doesn't help Clary much when it comes to sussing out what's real and what's not.
Quote 4
"Demons, [...] religiously defined as hell's denizens, the servants of Satan, but understood here, for the purposes of the Clave, to be any malevolent spirit whose origin is outside our own home dimension." (1.64)
The Shadowhunters don't seem to know whether demons are the spawn of Satan or not, which goes along with Jace's inner religious conflict. Either way, we don't want to meet any of these demons in a dark alley. Or anywhere. Maybe their religious or non-religious origins are entirely beside the point.
Quote 5
They were dancing [...] in a space between a group of teenage boys in metallic corsets, and a young Asian couple [...], their colored hair extensions tangled together like vines. (1.19)
The partiers at the Pandemonium Club have a very unique sense of fashion. We get the impression Clary and Simon don't dress the same way, giving the Pandemonium Club an otherworldly feel.