Hugo is a raven,and, as such he knows many things. I, meanwhile, am Hodge Starkweathe, a professor of history, as such, I do not know nearly enough.

The only alternative seems to be doing nothing…and doing nothing, I find, rarely accomplishes anything

He caught her as if he were used to catching fainting girls, as if he did it everyday.

There was no Jace Wayland more real than the one he saw in her eyes when she looked at him.

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.

It was hidden inside another book. One Valentine was unlikely to ever open." Magnus smiled crookedly. "Simple Recipes for Housewives. No one can say your mother didn't have a sense of humor.

Eventually I fell asleep in the Rabies and Lycanthropy section. Woolsey bites on occasion, and I'm concerned.' - Magnus Bane