She shook her head. She was so pale under the diffuse lamp-light that she looked almost transparent, as if Simon could have looked right through her. The way, he supposed, he always had.
Cassandra ClareOh, leave it,โ said Jem, kicking Will, not without affection, lightly on the ankle. โSheโs annexed my plan!โ โWill,โ Tessa said firmly. โDo you care more about the plan being enacted or about getting credit for it?โ Will pointed a finger at her. โThat,โ he said. โThe second one.
Cassandra ClareJames, you are all the family I have. I would die for you. You know that. I would die without you. If it were not for you, I would be dead a hundred times over these past five years. I owe you everything, and if you cannot believe I have empathy, perhaps you might at least believe I know honor--honor, and debt--
Cassandra ClareI see you're determined to miss my point." "If you're point is that there was a pretty girl in the room and it was distracting you, then I think I've taken your point handily." "You think she's pretty?" Will was surprised; Jem rarely opinioned this sort of thing. "Yes, and you do too." "I hadn't noticed, really." "Yes, you have, and I've noticed you noticing.
Cassandra Clare