Quote by Cassandra Clare

You don't get it, Clary. You don't understand what it's like to live always at war, to grow up with battle and sacrifice. I guess it's not your fault. It's just how you were brought up-

You don't get it, Clary. You don't understand what it's like

Summary

This quote highlights a fundamental difference in lived experiences between two characters, Clary and the speaker. The speaker suggests that Clary cannot truly comprehend the weight of living in a constant state of war and the toll it takes on individuals. They acknowledge that Clary's upbringing shielded her from such hardships, implying that her understanding is limited by her privileged background. This quote serves to reveal a divide in the characters' perspectives and experiences, emphasizing the contrast between their worlds.

Topics

Life War Sacrifice Mortal Instruments Isabelle Lightwood Battle City Of Glass

By Cassandra Clare

Liked the quote? Share it with your friends.

Random Quotations

I love doing what I do.

I love doing what I do.

Wink Martindale

Love

Oh, my friends, that your self be in your deed as the mother

Oh, my friends, that your self be in your deed as the mother is in her child - let that be your word concerning virtue!

Friedrich Nietzsche

Virtue Deeds

A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christia

A man ought to live so that everybody knows he is a Christian... and most of all, his family ought to know.

Dwight L. Moody

Family

For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume tha

For the sake of argument and illustration I will presume that certain articles of ordinary diet, however beneficial in youth, are prejudicial in advanced life, like beans to a horse, whose common ordinary food is hay and corn.

William Banting

Diet

Inner work is finding joy in work. Our real work is heart wo

Inner work is finding joy in work. Our real work is heart work and soul work.

Enjoyment

I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two

I love scary movies. The Shining and Don't Look Now are two of the best.

Movies

Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely reli

Newspapers have degenerated. They may now be absolutely relied upon.

News

Politeness is the slow poison of collaboration.

Politeness is the slow poison of collaboration.

Manners

Except for politics, no business is scrutinized more exhaust

Except for politics, no business is scrutinized more exhaustively than journalism.

Business

When men are arrested without any legal basis and for politi

When men are arrested without any legal basis and for political reasons, it's merely a routine, everyday occurrence in Russia, and hardly anyone has any sympathy.

Legal

The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our e

The natural principle of war is to do the most harm to our enemy with the least harm to ourselves and this of course is to be effected by stratagem.

Washington Irving

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

When prosperity comes, do not use all of it.

Success & Failure