Let me say to you what I said once, in an entirely different context to Catherine the Great," Magnus declared. "My dear lady, you cannot afford me,and also, please leave that horse alone. Good night.

The more that you travel the more you get the sense of the word as a larger place and the more you get a sense of the variety of history and mythology. And when you know about these things you can incorporate them into what I feel is a more rich and more large tapestry of fantasy.

I am catastrophically in love with you.

When Jace opened the greenhouse door, the scent hit Clary, soft as the padded blow of a cat's paw.

Her eyes met his, but she looked quickly away; entangling gazes with Will was confusing at best, dizzying at worst.

Weapons, when they break and are mended, can be stronger at the mended places. Perhaps hearts are the same.

It is a very strange thing, to be in love. It changes you.