He said there are thousands of Shadowhunters, but great love comes once in a lifetime if one is lucky, and one would be a fool to let it go.

I must say, I rather like the way you manage Will.

I only count the hours that shine.

You’re seventeen,” Magnus said. “You can’t have wasted a life you’ve barely lived.

When we return, I will put you forward for Ascension,” Charlotte finished. “I will speak out for her case as well,” Gideon said. “After all, I have my father’s place on the Council—his friends will listen to me; they still owe loyalty to our family—and besides, how else can we be married?” “What?” said Gabriel with a wild hand gesture that accidentally flipped the nearest plate onto the floor, where it shattered. “Married?” said Henry. “You’re marrying your father’s friends on the Council? Which of them?

You're a public menace. You shouldn't be allowed out on your own.

Oh, God, the lovebirds,” Magnus said, pulling the pillow off his face. “I hate happy couples.