Cassandra Clare: "Aku jatuh cinta padamu, "katanya," karena...

"Aku jatuh cinta padamu, "katanya," karena kamu adalah salah satu orang paling berani yang pernah kukenal. Jadi, bagaimana aku bisa memintamu berhenti menjadi berani hanya karena aku mencintaimu? "Dia menyisir rambutnya dengan tangan, membuatnya lengket dan ikal sehingga Clary ingin merapikannya." Kau datang untukku, "katanya. "Kamu menyelamatkan aku ketika hampir semua orang menyerah, dan bahkan orang-orang yang tidak menyerah tidak tahu harus berbuat apa. Anda pikir saya tidak tahu apa yang Anda alami?"

--- Cassandra Clare

Versi Bahasa Inggris

I fell in love with you," he said, "because you were one of the bravest people I'd ever known. So how could I ask you to stop being brave just because I loved you?" He ran his hands through his hair, making it stick up in loops and curls that Clary ached to smooth down. "You came for me," he said. "You saved me when almost everyone else had given up, and even the people who hadn't given up didn't know what to do. You think I don't know what you went through?