And when Jace was ten years old, Valentine killed him. Michael, I mean." "That sounds like something he would do," said Luke. His tone was neutral, but there was something in his voice that made Clary look at him sideways. Did he not believe her? "Jace saw him die, " she added, as if to bolster her claim. "That's awful," said Luke. "Poor messed-up kid.

Will!" Charlotte threw up her hands. "Why didn't you say so?" "You know, the books on demon pox are in the library," Will said with an injured tone. "I wasn't preventing anyone from reading them

Don't sulk. For someone with all the grace and coordination of a pregnant wildebeest, you did great.

Clary: "Aren't they supposed to be hiring someone else to train me full-time anyway?"

Have you tried talking to her?" "No. We've been punching her in the face repeatedly. What? You don't think that will work?

When I first arrived in London, I so quickly tired of being surrounded by so many people that it was only with great difficulty that I refrained from seizing the next unfortunate who crossed my path and committing violent acts upon their person.

He'd learned his lesson a long time ago: Even in the midst of heartbreak, you could still find yourself laughing.