So what do we do?" Alec whispered. Magnus shrugged and smiled suddenly; with his messy black hair and the gleam in his gold-green eyes, he looked like a mischievous teenager. "what everyone else does, " he replied. "Like you said. Hope.

Cassandra Clare
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This is one of the oldest and most important questions in the realm of philosophy. What we ultimately do with our lives is a mystery, and we can never know for sure. But we can make choices and take certain actions in an attempt to make sense of our own lives and the lives of others.

Source: City Of Fallen Angels

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