Quotes from Cassandra Clare

It's my cologne. Eau de Recent Injury." (Jace)

When to people tell the same lie..." "They are working together," Will finished

Do you think she'll catch him before he gets to the hall?" "My mom's spent her whole life chasing me around," Clary said. "She moves fast.

Clary sat back. "You don't just get to say no." "This plan involves me! I get to say no! No." "Simon -" Simon patted the seat beside him as if someone were sitting there. "Let me introduce you to my good friend No.

When I am in the darkness, I want to think of it in the light, with you," he said, and straightened, and turned to walk toward the door. The parchment robes of the Silent Brothers moved around him as he moved, and Tessa watched him, paralyzed, every pulse of her heart beating out the words she could not say: Good-bye. Good-bye. Good-bye.

Let me say to you what I said once, in an entirely different context to Catherine the Great," Magnus declared. "My dear lady, you cannot afford me,and also, please leave that horse alone. Good night.

Parabatai" said Jace. "It means a pair of warriors who fight together - who are closer than brothers. Alec is more than justmy best friend.

we are not here just because we have nowhere else; we need nowhere else, because we have the Institute, and those who are in it are our family.

I asked you to be my parabatai because I needed you, but you're allowed to need me, too. This"—he indicated his own parabatai rune—"means you are the better, other half of me, and I care about you more than I care about myself. Remember that. I'm sorry I didn't realize how much you were hurting. I didn't see it then, but I see it now.

Hello?" Isabelle called from the other side. "Simon, is your diva moment over? I need to talk to Jace.

Then, if you love him," he said quietly, "please, Tessa, don't tell him what I just told you. Don't tell him that I love you.

The two are now bound inextricably. Should one die, the other will follow. No wepon in this world can wound only one of them

He banged on the side of the carriage. "Thomas! We must away at once to the nearest brothel. I seek scandal and low companionship.

I think when we make choices—for each choice is individual of the choices we have made before—we must examine not only our reasons for making them but what result they will have, and whether good people will be hurt by our decisions.

I don't know how I could sleep at night, not knowing I was surrounded by a thousand other sleeping, dreaming souls. - pg 120, Jem to Tessa & Will

Even more blood welled up and spilled down his arm, splattering onto the ground. "Camille's carpet," Magnus protested. "It's blood," said Will. "She ought to be thrilled.

Alex- Alec, if I had given you the impression I had accepted the idea of your death, I can only apologize. I tried to, I thought I had- and yet still I pictured having you for fifty, sixty more years. I thought I might be ready to let you go. But it's you, and I realize now that I won't be any more ready to lose you than I am right now. Which is not at all.

Anyone who says women are weak is afraid they're too strong.

But they love each other. Isn't that what love means? That you're supposed to be there for the other person to turn to, no matter what?

Therefore you can never lose hope- hatikva -because if you keep hope alive, it will keep you alive.

In case you were wondering, it is preferable to rule in Hell than serve in Heaven—I've done both.

Mundanes who involve themselves in things they know nothing about are likely to meet unpleasant endings.

Look on the bright side," said Simon. "If they need a human sacrifice, you can always offer me. I'm not sure the rest of you qualify anyway." Jace brightened. "It's always nice when someone volunteers to be the first up against the wall.

Oooh, that was fun." "That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year." "Why?" Isabelle said. "So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means." Isabelle pulled the long heavy mass of her wet hair forward and wrung it out as if it were wet washing. "You're raining on my parade." "It's a pretty wet parade already, if you hadn't noticed." Jace glanced around.