Will's Father's gaze went immediately to Gabriel, and then to Cecily, his eyes narrowing.And who is this gentlemen? Will's grin widened. Oh him, he said. This is Cecliy's friend, Mr. Gabriel Lightworm...
Will sat where he was, gazing at the silver bowl in front of him; a white rose was floating in it, and he seemed prepared to stare at it until it went under. In the Kitchen Bridget was still singing o...
Will rose slowly to his feet. He could not believe he was doing what he was doing, but it was clear that he was, clear as the silver rim around the black of Jem’s eyes. If there is a life after this o...
Will rolled up his sleeves. We'll probably have to knock down the door-- Or, said Jem, reaching out and giving the knob a twist, not. The door swung open onto a rectangle of darkness. Now, that's simp...
Why mundanes always insist on taking responsibility for things that aren't their fault is a mystery to me. You didn't force that cocktail down his idiotic throat.-Jace, pg.241
Ty: Just words I like. If I say them to myself, it makes my mind - quieter. Does it bother you?Kit: No. I was just curious what words you liked.Ty: It's not the meaning, just the sound. Glass, twin, a...
There's more to someone being lovable than the way they look. ...he told me that the way you can tell if a bug or a snake is poisonous, like, is if it's got really lovely, bright markings. The more th...
There is nothing quite like the moral absolutism of the young. -Hodge
The Frays had never been a religiously observant family, but Clary loved Fifth Avenue at Christmas time. The air smelled like sweet roasted chestnuts, and the window displays sparkled with silver and...
That's the van? It looks like a rotting banana.This was undeniable - Eric had painted the van a neon shade of yellow, and it was blotched with dings and rust like splotches of decay.
So? Clary said. (After she Marked Alec with the Fearless rune.)So what? Alec rolled his sleeve down, covering the Mark.So how do you ? Any different?Alec looked considering. Not really.Jace threw his...
Simon's dark eyes were serious. I trust you, he said I don't trust . He cut his glance toward Jace, who was walking a few paces ahead of them, apparently conversing with the cat. Clary wondered what t...
She'd always had such contempt for mundanes, the way all Shadowhunters did--she'd believed that they were soft, stupid, sheeplike in their complacency. Now she wondered if all that hatred didn't just...
She pushed the bathroom door open to discover Magnus lurking on the other side, clutching a towel in one hand and his glittery hair in the other. He must have slept on it, she thought, because one sid...
On a Tuesday night they were wed,And by Friday they were dead.And they buried them in the churchyard side by side,Oh my love,And they buried them in the churchyard side by side.Breaking away from Gide...
No, I'm just a very naughty boy. I do all sorts of bad things. I kick kittens. I make rude gestures at nuns.
Magnus exhaled - for a moment he no longer felt ill, or afraid of dying, or even angry or bitter. Relief washed over him, as profound as sorrow, and he reached up to brush the cheek of the boy leaning...
Look, did you ask me to come all the way uptown just so you could stare at me like I was something in a petri dish? Next time I'll send you a photo.And I'll frame it and put it on my nightstand, said...
Life is a book, and there are a thousand pages I have not read. I would read them together with you, as many as I can, before I die -She put her hand against his chest, just over his heart, and felt i...
Jem drew the bow back and let the arrow fly; it struck the creature in the side. The massive demon worm writhed in agony, undulating as it swept its great, blind head from side to side, uprooting shru...