Quotes from Cassandra Clare

Inanimate objects are harmless indeed, Mr. Mortmain. But one cannot always say the same of the men who use them.

Love potions? For Will Herondale? T'aint my way to turn down payment, but any man who looks like you has got no need of love potions, and that's a fact.

I guess it's true what they say," observed Jace. "There are no straight men in the trenches." "That's atheists, jackass," said Simon furiously. "There are no atheists in the trenches.

If you ever meet the man who could take advantage of Isabelle, you'll have to let me know. I'd like to shake his hand. Or run away from him very fast, I'm not sure which.

I'm afraid to answer that. I've heard that when I speak, it makes American women wish to strike me with umbrellas.

It's me," said Jace. "Watching me play Scrabble is enough to make most women swoon. Imagine if I actually put in some effort.

I think the main thing to remember when writing a novel is to stay true to the characters.

My father is a big believer in nature over nurture.

Have you tried talking to her?" "No. We've been punching her in the face repeatedly. What? You don't think that will work?

There's a stigma that guys hate romance and hate love, but that's not true. Look at 'Iron Man.' There's a whole through-line plot about his relationship with Pepper, and everybody loves it.

There are so many stories about boys becoming heroes, learning their powers and becoming incredibly heroic. There have to be those stories for girls, too.

Jem touched the parabatai rune on his shoulder, through the thin material of his nightshirt. "I am not alone," he said. "Wherever we are, we are as one.

It's nearly full dark. We should go." "We? I thought you were going to leave me alone." "I lied," Jace said without a shred of embarrassment.

I grew up in L.A., and I worked for 'The Hollywood Reporter.' I knew enough about the business to know that the usual role of the author on a movie is to get out of the way and not say anything.

Hurry up, mundie boy, we've got work to do.

If I get work done early, I can do some interacting with fans online, or see my friends. If I don't get that work done, you may not see much of me!

I would write light entertainment nonfiction pieces during the day, then come home and work on my fantasy fiction. It was very difficult to get out of the one mindset and into another one.

There was an electric anger in his gaze, and a sort of challenge that made Simon long to hit him with something heavy. Like a pickup truck.

A sarcastic blond genie with a bad attitude. -Clary, pg.243-

However, there is something you should have. Something every Shadowhunter should have." "An obnoxious, arrogant attitude?" Simon said.

There are not that many parts for actors who are not white - even less substantive ones.

Beauty fades, but cooking is eternal.

Our own Sleeping Beauty. Who finally kissed you awake?

khalepa ta kala, greek. It means 'beauty is harsh'.