One thing you'll learn as you get older, Simon, is that when people tell you something unpleasant about themselves, it's usually true.
Cassandra ClareThat's the van? It looks like a rotting banana." This was undeniable - Eric had painted the van a neon shade of yellow, and it was blotched with dings and rust like splotches of decay.
Cassandra ClareYou and Jace โ youโre not quite normal, are you? I mean, not normal Shadowhunters. Thereโs something special about you both. Like the Seelie Queen said. You were experiments.โ He smiled at her startled look. โIโm not stupid. I can put these things together. You with your rune powers, and Jace, wellโฆno one could be that annoying without some kind of supernatural assistance.
Cassandra Clare