Just like an alley in New York -like every alley in the world, apparently- it smelled like cat pee.

He had electric blue hair that had stuck around his head like tendrils of a startled octopus.

If there is a life after this one, he said, let me meet you in it, James Carstairs.

My ideas often come from strong mental images. When I'm observing some relatively ordinary thing, I'll think, "What if...." and out of that brainstorming a story emerges.

I suppose you've always been amazing at this stuff?" "I was born amazing" Jace stroked her cheek with the tips of his fingertips, lightly but enough to make her shiver.

Maybe Alexander Lightwood would not break his heart.

So you interrupted my date to make fun of me for still living with my parents. Couldn't you have done that on a night I didn't have a date? That's most nights, in case you're curious.