I feel myself dissolving, vanishing into nothingness, for if there is no one in the world who cares for you, do you really exist at all?

And quit baring your fangs at me. It's making me nervous." "Good," Simon said. "if you want to know why, it's because you smell like blood." "It's my cologne. Eau de Recent Injury." Jace raised his left hand.

Beautiful girls should know how to defend themselves against the advances of gentlemen.

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?

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.

Will speechless for once, a glass of water frozen halfway to his lips

I get no sense from his note at all,” said Will, bounding to his feet, “except that he can quote Tennyson’s lesser poetry. Sophie, how quickly can you have Tessa ready?” “Half an hour,” said Sophie, not looking up from the dress. “Meet me in the courtyard in half an hour, then,” said Will. “I’ll wake Cyril. And be prepared to swoon at my finery.