Every time I annoy him he retreats into his No Mundanes Allowed tree house." Simon pointed at Jace.

As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?

I was alive when the Dead Sea was just a lake that was feeling a little poorly.

You know what the worst thing I can imagine is? Simon had said. Not trusting someone I love.

If you're texting Magnus to say 'I think u r kewl' I'm going to kill you

Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change -Clary Fray

I'll just have them change the entry in the demonology textbook from 'almost extinct' to 'not extinct enough for Alec. He prefers his monsters really, really extinct.' Will that make you happy?

I don't do what I'm told, but I might do what you want if you ask me nicely.

Hate is nothing when weighed against survival. (Valentine)

Everything changes in my life, and the world stays the same.

You're Valentine's son. I'm sure you're the one the Queen really wants to see. Besides, you're charming. Maybe not at the moment.

I'm bored with that line. I never use it anymore. My new line is "In 15 minutes everybody will be famous.

I like a good story and I also like staring at the sea-- do I have to choose between the two?

The ambition of much of today's literary theory seems to be to find ways to read literature without imagination.

And this man, who had sailed round Europe and navigated the Great Northern Route, leaned happily over half a ladleful of thin oatmeal kasha, cooked entirely without fat - just oats and water.

The love for books is a paradise.

My working and personal relationship with President Obama is marked by growing trust. I appreciate this.

The Dude just pounded his way in a straight line, convinced that the lion was a figment of his imagination and that the vampire ahead of him was just Grendel's deformed mutant brother.

It's fine," I repeated. And whatever. It was fine. It had to be.

Actually I dance really well on the floor.

I believe that no concern of ours is too small or insignificant.