Another vampire pushed her way through the crowd to stand at his sideโa pretty blue-haired Asian girl in a silver foil skirt. Clary wondered if there were any ugly vampires, or maybe any fat ones. Maybe they didn't make vampires out of ugly people. Or maybe ugly people just didn't want to live forever.
Cassandra ClareAnd indeed it was, the arrow still protruding from its wet, grayish skin, humping its body along with incredible speed. A flick of its tail caught the edge of a statue, sending it flying into the dry ornamental pool, where it shattered into dust. โBy the Angel, it just crushed Sophocles,โ noted Will. โHas no one respect for the classics these days?
Cassandra ClareThe only alternative seems to be doing nothingโฆand doing nothing, I find, rarely accomplishes anything
Cassandra ClareBut the name Magnus Bane made him think of a towering sort of figure, with huge shoulders and formal purple warlockโs robes, calling down fire and lightning. Not Magnus himself, who was more of a cross between a panther and a demented elf.
Cassandra ClareFor a split second longer she stood motionless. Then, somehow, she had caught at the front of his shirt and pulled him toward her. His arms went around her, lifting her almost out of her sandals, and then he was kissing herโor she was kissing him, she wasnโt sure, and it didnโt matter. The feel of his mouth on hers was electric; her hands gripped his arms, pulling him hard against her. The feel of his heart pounding through his shirt made her dizzy with joy. No one elseโs heart beat like Jaceโs did, or ever could.
Cassandra Clare