Dear Alec, As your best friend and parabatai, I am offended not to have been asked to be your best man at the wedding. Et tu, Brutus. -Jace Alec , he really is upset. He hasn't washed his hair in three days. -Clary

I was even a little glad that if it wasn’t going to be me she wanted, it was going to be someone who really deserved her.

Will you come with me? For I cannot wait to share the world with you, Jem. There is so much to see.

(Sebastian) "See, there you go. You're always looking at me like that." "Like what?" "Like I burn down animal shelters for fun and light my cigarettes with orphans.

the less you had, the more careful you had to be about everything you did have.

From the first time I saw you, I've belonged to you completely. I still do. If you want me. -Jace

You have to give everyone ugly motives for everything they do, because ugly motives are all you understand.