The light that burned twice as bright burned half as long.

Then again, it was Jace. He'd pick a fight with a Mack truck if the urge took him.

Do you have a lot of other profound thoughts like that? Blood is blood? A toaster is a toaster? A Gelatinous Cube is a Gelatinous Cube?

Have you told Eric and the rest of them that—” “That I’m a vampire? No. It isn’t the sort of thing you just drop into casual conversation.” “Maybe not, but they’re your friends. They should know. And besides, they’ll just think it makes you more of a rock god, like that vampire Lester.” “Lestat,” Simon said. “That would be the vampire Lestat. And he’s fictional.

You never really hate anyone as much as someone you cared about once.

She had a plan. Even if it was a little insane.

There is no cure for fictional character love, but the plus side is that it is an entirely benign disease with no bad side effects.