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Something inside Clary cracked and broke, and words came pouring out. 'What do you want me to tell you? The truth? The truth is that I love Simon like...more

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Look, it's easy to outsmart a werewolf or a vampire," Jace said. "They're no smarter than anyone else. But faeries live for hundreds of years and they...more

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What I actually want to call you is a hell of a lot more unprintable than your name

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When did you get that?""The shirt? At Macy's. Winter sale.

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I thought you came down right on the side of go directly to jail, do not pass Go, do not collect two hundred dollars.

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Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change -Clary Fray

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She took out a shiny folded pamphlet, the kind they kept stacked in clear plastic stands in hospital waiting rooms. "How to Come Out to Your Parents,"...more

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When you love someone, you don't have a choice. Love takes your choices away.- Clary Fray

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Mundane humans create distinctions between themselves, distinctions that seem ridiculous to any Shadowhunter. Their distinctions are based on race, re...more

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Just take the weapon you hold in your hand and drive it through his heart," Valentine's voice was soft. "One simple motion. Nothing you haven't done b...more

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I was alive when the Dead Sea was just a lake that was feeling a little poorly.

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And what about us? Do you want a vampire boyfriend?" He laughed bitterly. "Because I forsee many romantic picnics in our future. You, drinking a virgi...more

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Everything changes in my life, and the world stays the same.

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Hate is nothing when weighed against survival. (Valentine)

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She turned back to Jace. "Do you have to be so-," she began, but stopped when she saw his face. It looked stripped down, oddly vulnerable."Unpleasant?...more