Do reasons matter when there's nothing that can be done to change things.

He remembered Simon warning him, with wryness, that Clary had the nuclear bomb of boyfriends.

I would have thought even a certified idiot like Gabriel here would have taken account of it and notified someone." "Notified who?" asked Jem, not unreasonably. He had moved closer to Tessa as the conversation had continued. As they stood side by side, the backs of their hands brushed. "The Clave. The postman. Us. Anyone," said Will, shooting an irritated look at Gabriel, who was starting to get some color back and looked furious. "I am not a certified idiot—" "Lack of certification hardly proves intelligence," Will muttered.

Your city is under attack," he said. 'The wards are down, adn the streets area full of demons. And you want to know why I haven't called you?" Magnus to Alec

It's not gray," Clary felt compelled to point out. "It's green." "If there was such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood," said Jace.

Clary made fun of him about his new look; but, then, Clary found everything about Simon's love life borderline hilarious.

Have you tried talking to her?" "No. We've been punching her in the face repeatedly. What? You don't think that will work?