To marry a girl just to make her a widow,” said Gabriel Lightwood. “Many would say that was not a kindness.

Every time you almost die, I almost die myself.

He bent to put his cheek against hers. His breath against her ear made her shudder with each deliberately spoken word. "I have wanted to do this," he said, "every moment of every hour of every day that I have been with you since the day I met you.

By the Angel, it just crushed Sophocles," noted Will. "Has no one respect for the classics these days?

Even the trip throught the Portal had not disarranged Magnus's hair spikes. He tugged on one proudly. "Check it out", he said to Isabelle. "Magic?" "Hair gel. $3.99 at Ricky's.

Have a little faith in my magic fingers

Tact is just lying for adults.