Value your parabatai," he said. "For it is a precious bond. All love is precious. It is why we do what we do. Why do we fight demons? Why are they not fit custodians of this world? What makes us better? It is because they do not build, but destroy. They do not love, but hate only. We are human and fallible, we Shadowhunters. But if we did not have the capability to love, we could not guard humans; we must love to guard them. My parabatai, he loved like few ever could love, with all and everything. I see you are like that too; it burns more brightly in you than the fire of Heaven
Not one little fellow need fear that he will be forbidden to pluck his shining grape from the cluster of political Power, that fruit reputed to be so full of wealth and glory. Can__ every gang become a club? and every club an assembly? an assembly, a convention? a convention, a senate? and isn__ a senate meant to rule? And what senate ever ruled without a man to rule it? And what did it all require? _ Daring! _ Aha! Well said! _ What! is that all it takes? _ Yes, all! The ones who have arrived say so. _ Then courage, numskulls, give tongue and run for it! _ That__ how it__ done
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Not one little fellow need fear that he will be forbidden to pluck his shining grape from the cluster of political Power, that fruit reputed to be so full of wealth and glory. Can__ every gang become a club? and every club an assembly? an assembly, a convention? a convention, a senate? and isn__ a senate meant to rule? And what senate ever ruled without a man to rule it? And what did it all require? _ Daring! _ Aha! Well said! _ What! is that all it takes? _ Yes, all! The ones who have arrived say so. _ Then courage, numskulls, give tongue and run for it! _ That__ how it__ done
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