They say you cannot love two people equally at once, she said. And perhaps for others that is so. But you and Will—you are not like two ordinary people, two people who might have been jealous of each...
Will grinned. Some of these books are dangerous, he said. It’s wise to be careful.One must always be careful of books, said Tessa, and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us.I’m no...
Tessa touched his wrist lightly with her hand. Be brave, she said. It's not a duck, is it?
Why are we bringing him along, again?" Will inquired, of the world in general as well as his sister.Cecily put her hands on her hips. "Why are you bringing Tessa?""Because Tessa and I are going to be...
Why are we bringing him along, again? Will inquired, of the world in general as well as his sister.Cecily put her hands on her hips. Why are you bringing Tessa?Because Tessa and I are going to be marr...
Every student, Shadowhunter and mundane alike, knew the name Herondale. It was Jace’s last name. It was the name of heroes.
I thought you needed me, Jem said. There is a wall you have built about yourself, Will, and I have never asked you why. But no one should shoulder every burden alone. I thought you would let me inside...
I love you so much, so incredibly much, he went on, and I forget when you're close to me, I forget who you are. I forget that you're Jem's. I'd have to be the worst sort of person to think what I'm th...
Tessa exploded I am not asking you to maul me in the Whispering Gallery! By the Angel, Will, would you stop being so polite?!He looked at her in amazement. But wouldn't you rather-I would not rather....
You endure what is unbearable, and you bear it. That is all.
Perhaps not, said Will, who had ears like a bat's. But I would make a radiant bride.
Sometimes, when I have to do something I don't want to do, I pretend I'm a character from a book. It's easier to know what they would do.
In that case Tessa said, feeling hot blood rise to her face,I think I would prefer it if you called me by my Christian name, as you do with Miss Lovelace.Will look at her, slow and hard, then smiled....
The moment his hand closed about the stone, light blazed from it again, raying out through his fingers. For the first time Tessa saw that he had a design on the back of his hand, drawn there as if in...
The moment the door closed behind him, Tessa was in Will's arms, her hands locked about his neck. Oh, by the Angel, she said. That was mortifying. Will slid his hands into her hair and was kissing her...
I've mastered many thing's in my life. Navigating the streets of London, dancing the quadrille, the Japanese art of flower arranging, lying at charades, concealing a highly intoxicated state, delighti...
Gibberish? Jem suggested Pornographic? said Will at the same time.Could be both, said Will. Haven't you ever heard of pornographic gibberish before?
Do reasons matter when there's nothing that can be done to change things.
Dear me, said Will, and he took another bite of his apple. Is it because I'm better-looking than you?