When Will truly wants something,” said Jem, quietly, “when he feels something — he can break your heart.

How can you not understand?" He pointed at her books. "You read novels. Obviously, I'm here to rescue you. Don't I look like Sir Galahad?" He raised his arms dramatically. "My strength is as the strength of ten, Because my heart is pure---

It's your gift, to see the beauty and the horror in ordinary things. It doesn't make you crazy, just different.

Tell you what.' Alec reached for a second seraph blade. 'We live through this, and I promise I'll introduce you to my whole family.' Magnus raised his hands, his fingers shining with individual azure flames. They lit his grin with a fiery blue glow. 'It's a deal.

That’s why girls have boyfriends. So you have someone to take you to boring functions.

Poor you, you have two cute girls vying for your love. Your life is hard.

One thing you'll learn as you get older, Simon, is that when people tell you something unpleasant about themselves, it's usually true.