Jace is in love with the idea of dying,” said Isabelle.

It was odd, (Tessa thought), what brought out tenderness in people.

That's right," he said. "I created a a bunch of Forsaken Warriors, had them attack the Institute and kill Madeleine and nearly kill the rest of us, just so that I could keep Clary from at home. And lo and behold, my diabolical plan is working.

She felt as if she bled her regret and loneliness from her very pores, and yet she could not shape those feelings into any sentiment she could imagine her parents could bear reading.

Do you not tire of eternity? Do you not wish to end your suffering?" "By leaping into the Void? Not really.

Come with me." "Come with you? To Pandemonium? To the Void? And here I thought that my invitation to summer in New Jersey was the worst I had ever received.

I think' she said, choosing her words with care, ; that any good impulse can be twisted into something evil.