Will remembered the two of them, running through the dark streets of London, jumping from rooftop to rooftop, seraph blades gleaming in their hands; hours in the training room, shoving each other into mud puddles, throwing snowballs at Jessamine from behind an ice fort in the courtyard, asleep like puppies on the rug in front of the fire.

If you were half as funny as you think you are, you'd be twice as funny as you are now.

We are responsible for protecting Tessa!

There was a man once who said that mothers carry the key of our souls with them all our lives. But you threw mine away

Look on the bright side," said Simon, "If they need a human sacrifice, you can always offer me. I'm not sure the rest of you qualify anyway.

Magnus sighed. "Alexander, I've been alive for hundreds of years. I've been with men, been with women - with faeries and warlocks and vampires, and even a djinn or two." He looked sideways at Maryse, who looked mildly horrified. "Too much information?

Her throat ached: adoration, heartbreak, in equal measure. “Kiss me,” she said. “Please.