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And In Some Way, Clary Thought, He Meant It, Meant His Gratitude. He Had Long Ago Lost The Ability To Distinguish Between Force And Cooperation, Between Fear And Willingness, Between Love And Torture. And With That Realization Came A Rush Of Numbness—what Was The Point Of Hating Valentine For Being A Monster When He Didn’t Even Know He Was One?

To Be Beautiful You Had To Be Willowy And Tall. When You Were As Short As Clary Was, Just Over Five Feet, You Were Cute. Not Pretty Or Beautiful, But Cute.

It Is Not Easy To Be Different, And Even Less So To Be Unique.

People Aren't Born Good Or Bad. Maybe They're Born With Tendencies Either Way, But It's The Way You Live Your Life That Matters. And The People You Know. Valentine Was Hodge's Friend, And I Don't Think Hodge Really Had Anyone Else In His Life To Challenge Him Or Make Him Be A Better Person. If I'd Had That Life, I Don't Know How I Would Have Turned Out. But I Didn't. I Have My Family. And I Have You.

Will Suspected Jem Was In Fact Cleverer Than He Was Himself - But He Lacked Will's Tendency To Assume The Absolute Worst About People And Proceed From There.