Facilis descensus averno - The descent into hell is easy
The way Magnus’ breath had sounded, rattling in his chest, before he’d said his father’s name.
She smiled. Her skin looked whiter than he recalled, and dark spidery veins were beginning to show beneath its surface. Her hair was still the color of spun silver and her eyes were still green as a c...
Jace perched on the windowsill and looked down at him. You really don't get this bodyguard thing, do you?I didn't even think you liked me all that much, said Simon. Is this one of those keep-your-frie...
We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.
Jace is in love with the idea of dying, said Isabelle.
From the first time I saw you, I've belonged to you completely. I still do. If you want me. -Jace
Don't stop there. I suppose there are also, what, vampires and werewolves and zombies?Of course there are. Although you mostly find zombies farther south, where the voudun priests are.What about mummi...
It’s not your fault, Alec was saying. He sounded weary, as if he’d been through this sort of thing with his sister before. Clary wondered how many boyfriends she’d turned into rats by accident. But it...
Oh, leave it, said Jem, kicking Will, not without affection, lightly on the ankle. She’s annexed my plan! Will, Tessa said firmly. Do you care more about the plan being enacted or about getting credit...
Maybe Alexander Lightwood would not break his heart.
He hadn't spoken a word since they'd left the manor except to snap out directions, telling her which way to turn at a fork in the road, or ordering her to skirt a pothole. Even then she doubted if he...
But Jace, Clary said. Valentine taught him more than just fighting. He taught him languages, and how to play the pianoThat was Jocelyn's influence. Sebastian said her name unwillingly, as if he hated...
I am here to determine my relationship.Simon goggled. She couldn't be talking about him. Could she?Do you see that man? Isabelle asked, pointing at Simon. Apparently she was talking about him. That's...
Luke moved as silently as fog, while Maryse's heels sounded like gunshots on the marble floor. Clary wondered if Isabelle's propensity for unsuitable footwear was genetic.
I didn't call you because I'm tired of you only wanting me around when you need something. I'm tired of watching you be in love with someone else - someone, incidentally, who will never love you back....
If you never tell anyone the truth about yourself, eventually you start to forget.
We're late, she said, The show is supposed to start in ten minutes. If some people hadn't decided that 'semiformal' meant 'seminaked'-Why are you calling me 'some people'? Mark inquired. I am only one...
Wait a second, Clary said.I never understand why people say that, Luke said, to no one in particular. I wasn't going anywhere.
Honestly, Clary, if you don't start utilizing a bit of your natural feminine superiority I just don't know what I'll do with you.