He took her by the shoulders and pulled her closer to him, his fingers knotting in the fabric of her dress. Even more than in the attic, she felt caught in the eddy of a powerful wave that threatened to pull her over and under, to crush and break her, to wear her down to softness as the sea might wear down a piece of glass.
Cassandra ClareNot everything Jace did was insane and suicidal, she reminded herself. It just seemed that way. -Clary, pg.46-
Cassandra ClareYou and Jace โ youโre not quite normal, are you? I mean, not normal Shadowhunters. Thereโs something special about you both. Like the Seelie Queen said. You were experiments.โ He smiled at her startled look. โIโm not stupid. I can put these things together. You with your rune powers, and Jace, wellโฆno one could be that annoying without some kind of supernatural assistance.
Cassandra Clare