Warlock,” he said. “I know who you are.” Magnus raised his eyebrows. “You do?” “Magnus Bane. Destroyer of the demon Marabas. Son of—” “Now,” said Magnus, quickly. “There’s no need to go into all of that.” “But there is.” The demon sounded reasonable, even amused. “If it is infernal assistance you require, why not summon your father?” Alec looked at Magnus with his mouth open.

He'd burn the whole world down til he could dig out you of the ashes.

the action we take in the name of love,those are moral or immoral.and normally it wouldn't matter

You promise me, he said. That you love him. Enough to marry him and make him happy.

You left me. You made a pet out of me, and then you left me. If love were food, I would have starved on the bones you gave me.

I believe that authors don't have a responsibility to include "messages" in their work, but they do have a responsibility to write a world that seems true and real, never more than when expecting readers to believe in magic and angels and fairies.

I would rather insult you than lose you, he said, and before any of them could make a move to stop him, he cast both items into the fire.