Take off your shirt." Jace raised his eyebrows. "I'm not going to attack you," she said impatiently. "I can take the sight of your naked chest without swooning." "Are you sure?" he asked, obediently sliding the shirt off his shoulders. "Because viewing my naked chest has caused many women to seriously injure themselves stampeding to get to me.
Cassandra ClareI know about parabatai,โ said Magnus, an angry, dark undercurrent to his voice. โIโve known parabatai so close they were almost the same person; do you know what happens, when one of them dies, to the one thatโs left โ?
Cassandra ClareDear God,โ said Will, looking from Charlotte to Nate and back again. โIs there anything that makes women sillier than the sight of a wounded young man?โ Tessa slitted her eyes at him. โYou might want to clean the rest of the blood of your face before you continue arguing in that vein.โ Will threw his arms up in the air and stalked off. Charlotte looked at Tessa, a half smile curving the side of her mouth. โI must say, I rather like the way you manage Will.โ Tessa shook her head. โNo one manages Will.
Cassandra ClareThere are some peopleโpeople the universe seems to have singled out for special destinies. Special favors and special torments. God knows we're all drawn toward what's beautiful and broken; I have been, but some people cannot be fixed. Or if they can be; its only by love and sacrifice so great that it destroys the giver.
Cassandra Clare