I don’t suppose it would help if I told you that is the way life is. The good suffer, the evil flourish, and all that is mortal passes away.

He remembered Tessa weeping in his arms in Paris, and thinking that he had never known the loss she felt, because he had never loved like she had, and that he was afraid that someday...

Magnus deeply disliked people who were early to business meetings. It was just as bad as being late, since it put everyone out, and even worse, people who were early always acted terribly superior about...

Do stop flirting with my husband,” said Tessa.”I shall not,” Magnus declared, “but I will pause briefly so that I may catch up on your news.

Wallowing was for elephants, depressing people and depressing elephants

I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass.

Sometimes, when I have to do something I don’t want to do, I pretend I’m a character from a book. It’s easier to know what they would do.

He seemed to realize she was staring at him, because the cursing stopped. “You cut me,” he said. His voice was pleasant. British. Very ordinary. He looked at his hand with critcal interest. “It might...

Easy mistake to make,” Jem said.

I want you to be happy, and him to be happy. And yet when you walk that aisle to meet him and join yourselves forever you will walk an invisible path of the shards of...

Eres como yo. Dices las cosas que pienso pero nunca digo en voz alta. Lees los libros que leo. Amas la poesía que yo amo. Me haces reír con tus canciones ridículas y la forma...

He loved her enough to know she was better off without him

Makes Gabriel look sweeter than gingerbread. Hates Will even more thanGabriel, too, if that’s possible.

I can’t believe he took you to an actual resteraunt. I assumed his idea od a date would be making you watch him play World of Warcraft with his nerd friends.

Simon stood up and said the first thing that popped into his mind. “I just wanted to tell you that we all really enjoyed that beef stew they saved for dinner. You should serve that...

Lord Montgomery considers nothing but his own desires,” he said in a gravelly voice.”I’ll tell you something else. Lord Montgomery has a very large estate…and pretty extensive grounds, too.”Isabelle giggled, and Simon felt the bed...

I have no idea who you are. Never seen you before.

My hair is naturally blonde… Just for the record. ~ Jace

It will bring you light even among the darkest shadows of this world and others

Oh, I don’t know. I prefer to think that when they’re at home, the Silent Brothers are much like us. Playing practical jokes in the Silent City, making toasted cheese-“”I hope they play charades,” said...

At last he reached out and with a gentle hand, closed Valentine’s eyes.”Ave atque vale, Shadowhunter,” he said.

No need to be sarcastic, Codex.I think that’s sincere, actually. Wow.

He knew what ‘I love you’ meant, and he knew it was good, but he didn’t understand why it was an explanation for anything.

Correcting me again, I see.” Will turned and strode the other way, toward the shadowy corridor Tessa had always feared. Swallowing hard, she followed him.

Where is your angel now?

Hearts are breakable,” Isabelle said. “And I think even when you heal, you’re never what you were before”.

Simon: So were you following me? Or is it just an amazing coincidence that you happened to be on the roof of a building I was walking by when I got attacked?Jace: I was following...

My rapier wit hides my inner pain.

Is it because I’m better-looking than you?

What makes you think that Valentine’s change of plans had anything to do with your brother?” “Because only Jace can piss someone off that much.

Pulvis et umbra sumus. It’s a line from Horace. ‘We are dust and shadows’. Appropriate, don’t you think?” Will said. “It’s not a long life, killing demons; one tends to die young, and then they...

Your angel cannot protect you against that which neither god nor the devil had made

Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry.

To be beautiful you had to be willowy and tall. When you were as short as Clary was, just over five feet, you were cute. Not pretty or beautiful, but cute.

Family is more than blood

Will: I’ve never seen anyone get so excited over books before. You’d think they were diamonds.Tessa: Well, they are, aren’t they? Isn’t there anything you love like that?

He has become a worm. That is what I am telling you.””I don’t suppose it would be possible,” said Henry into the silence, “to, er, step on him?

And I bet you murdered Michael Wayland and his little boy, too. Threw their bones in with my grandparents’ so that my mother would think you and Jace were dead. Put your necklace around Michael...

Mundane humans create distinctions between themselves, distinctions that seem ridiculous to any Shadowhunter. Their distinctions are based on race, religion, national identity, any of a dozen minor and irrelevant markers. ~ Valentine

are just too unlikely to dwell upon.

But unlike you,” said Jace, “there is nothing of hell in us.””You are mortal; you age; you die,” the Queen said dismissively. “If that is not hell, pray tell me, what is?

No quiero ser un hombre -replicó Jace-, quiero ser un adolescente dominado por la angustia que no puede enfrentarse a sus demonios interiores y por eso ataca verbalmente a otras personas.

Terrible. I’m already way behind on my quota of witty comments for the day.

Yes,” Jace said, “I regret having disobeyed you.”No! Clary thought, but her heart sank. Was he giving up, did he think it was the only way to save her and Simon?Valentine’s face softened. “Jonathan-“”Especially,” Jace...

He broke up with me.””Because you weren’t in love with him. That’s an iffy proposition, and I think he’s handling with grace. A lot of teenage boys would sulk, or lurk around under your window...

I was hoping they’d put up flyers like they do for lost cats,” he said. “Missing, one stunningly attractive teenage boy. Answers to ‘Jace’ or ‘Hot Stuff.

Of course I can see you. I’m not blind, you know.Oh, but you are. You just don’t know it.

A really huge metronome that could also double as a weapon?

Grief makes you feel alone, but you’re not. I know you don’t believe in-in religion-the same way I do, but you can believe you’re surrounded by people who love you, can’t you?

Speaking of hope, did you see that shot Alec got off with his bow? That’s my boyfriend.