Don't." Clary raised a warning hand. "I'm not really in the mood right now." "That's got to be the first time a girl's ever said that to me," Jace mused.

I love reading epic fantasies and big fat books and so I really wanted to write one. I think you always write what you want to read.

Niches set back in the walls contained polished marble statues of entwined bodies. Will looked away from them hastily, and then back. It wasn't as if Magnus seemed to be paying attention to what Will was doing, and he'd honestly never imagined two people could get themselves into a position like that, much less make it look artistic.

I'm afraid to answer that. I've heard that when I speak, it makes American women wish to strike me with umbrellas.

Anyway that other thing we almost did in Paris-that's probably off the table for a while.Unless you want that whole baby-I'm-on-fire-when-we kiss thing to become freakishly literal

One must always be careful of books.

Jem cried out with all his remaining strength. You cannot go where I am going! Nor would I want that for you!