City of Bones Chapter 14 Quotes
How we cite the quotes:
(Chapter.Paragraph)
Quote 1
"You go in there and do for your friend what I could not do for my brother." (14.109)
At this point, we don't know that Raphael is actually a vampire, but if he weren't, he would still be wishing Jace and Clary a successful mission to satisfy his own feelings of revenge.
Quote 2
"In the name of the Clave, [...] I ask entry to this holy place. In the name of the Battle That Never Ends, I ask the use of your weapons. And in the name of the Angel Raziel, I ask your blessings on my mission against the darkness." (14.10)
Okay, this isn't quite the Our Father, but it totally sounds like a prayer, Shadowhunter-style.
Quote 3
"When I saw [my father] lying dead in a pool of his own blood, I knew then that I hadn't stopped believing in God. I'd just stopped believing God cared. There might be a God, Clary, and there might not, but I don't think it matters. Either way, we're on our own." (14.43)
Jace has had a lot of tragedies befall him that have been totally out of his control, like the death of his father. So his reaction—that God is callous—is more than understandable. Either way, the God he's talking about doesn't seem all that interested in worldly affairs, the way the supernatural beings like demons and angels do in the book.
Quote 4
Clary wondered if there were any ugly vampires, or maybe any fat ones. Maybe they didn't make vampires out of ugly people. Or maybe ugly people just didn't want to live forever. (14.183)
Jeez, reality check, Clary. Just because someone might be considered "ugly" (and who's to judge?), doesn't mean they have no other reason to live.
Quote 5
The sight was as surreal as one of the abstract Magritte paintings Jocelyn had loved. This one, Clary thought, would be called The Stairs to Nowhere. (14.128)
Actually, we think a better name would be This is Not a Staircase,in honor of Magritte's famous work This is Not a Pipe.