Was it weird hearing from Jace?" asked Simon, his voice carefully neutral. "I mean, since you found out..." His voice trailed off. Yes?"said Clary, her voice sharply edged. "Since I found out what? That he's a killer transvestite who molests cats?" No wonder that cat of his hates everyone." Oh, shut up, Simon," Clary said crossly.

Ragnor looked very regretful about all the choices that had led him to his being in this place and especially in this company

Wanderlust is not unheard of in our kind; it comes upon us now and then. When you can live forever, staying in one place can come to seem a dull prison after many, many years.

I want my people to be protected, strong, and not to be driven into corners until they either become killers or are killed!

Wo ai ni, Tessa,” he whispered. “Wo bu xiang shi qu ni.” She knew, without knowing how she knew, what the words meant. I love you. And I don’t want to lose you.

And the answer is yes. I have loved you. I always have, and I always will.

If I’d just listened—just taken one second to listen—it wouldn’t have happened