Jem put the full force of himself into each smile, so that he seemed to be smiling with his eyes, his heart, his whole being.

Alec looked horrified, as if she'd asked him to put on a tutu and execute a perfect pirouette.

Jem is nothing but goodness. That he struck you last night only shows how capable you are of driving even saints to madness.

Has there ever been an Inquisitor who didn't die a horrible death?" Simon wondered out loud. " It's like being the drummer in Spinal Tap.

Mundane humans create distinctions between themselves, distinctions that seem ridiculous to any Shadowhunter. Their distinctions are based on race, religion, national identity, any of a dozen minor and irrelevant markers. ~ Valentine

Now that you know the truth, you can never go back.

“ Turned you gay?” She sounded incredulous. “ Alec, you didn’ t tell me gay?” She sounded incredulous. “ Alec, you didn’ t tell me that.” “ I hope you told him you were bitten by a gay spider,” said Simon.