Why are you such an asshat?" "An asshat?" Jace looked as if he were about to laugh.

You can’t just keep grabbing at me every time you see me. It’s not a substitute for actually talking.

I have the benefit of experience which tells me that sulking solves nothing

Tessa was laying on her side, her brown hair spread over the pillow, watching Will, whose face was bent over the pages, with a look of tenderness in her eyes, a tenderness mirrored in the softness of Will's voice as he read.

It's your gift, to see the beauty and the horror in ordinary things. It doesn't make you crazy, just different.

The only time people turned to watch her go by was when she hurtled past them as she fell.

Will suspected Jem was in fact cleverer than he was himself - but he lacked Will's tendency to assume the absolute worst about people and proceed from there.