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No one is doomed to abuse people. There isn't an "abuser gene" or "evil chromosome". There aren't "cursed bloodlines".

There's a culture that frequently enables, romanticizes and eroticizes abuse, and individual human beings who choose to take advantage of that, or not.

Even someone who has abused others in the past has a decision about whether or not to continue that harm. Further abuse isn't inevitable, it's a choice.

The idea that abusers can't help it just further enables abuse culture. If someone is abusive, they are making a choice.

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alec: ask me why I love you. magnus: is this some kind of trap? alec alec: just ask. magnus: okay. why do you love- ale, pulling out at 15 foot long scroll of paper: i’m glad you asked!

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Maia: It’s funny how well you and Alec get along. Didn’t he hate you at first? Clary: Alec hates everybody at first. It’s his way of reaching out to people.

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simon: punch me in the face! jace: punch you? simon: yes, punch me in the face! didn't you hear me? jace: i always hear "punch me in the face" when you're speaking, but it's usually subtext.

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jace: we should normalize not loving family members. maia: you could just say, "i hate my dumb fucking uncle" or whatever. talk like a normal person!

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jace: can we talk? one 10 to another? izzy: i'm an 11, but continue.

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alec: i'm not saying I would make a better head of the institute, that's unsaid... jace: it's not unsaid when you say it. alec: no, i'm saying i'm not saying it, so, in fact, it is unsaid.

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clary: you need to react when people cry! alec: i did, i rolled my eyes.

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izzy: oh my god, i'm my father. i've been trying so hard not to become my mother, i didn't see this coming.

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trying to explain parabtai to clary in 1.03

jace about alec: if i murdered someone, he’s the person i’d call to help me drag the corpse across the institute floor. he’s my person.

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maia: of course i'd kick a man while he's down. why do you think i knocked him down in the first place?

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bonding during the s3 finale timeskip

jace, trying to bond with simon: this is fun. i like this. do you wanna hang out for a while and insult each other?

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simon: you're pretty and you're smart and you're ignoring me. so you're obviously my type.

isabelle: i'm sorry, what were you saying?

simon: perfect.

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jace: raise your hand if you don't like me. clary: and what do we do if we like you? maia, both hands in the air: raise your standards.

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clary: we're a family! families talk about things! alec: no. families ignore things until they go away.

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alec, talking to izzy, jace, and clary: since you won't be able to reach me for a month, i've left a complimentary bowl of advice. for instance, "jace, stop doing that!" just applies to everything.

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[s1] Alec: I'm totally comfortable telling Clary that I don't trust her. I tell her that all the time.