You know how the bonds of family are, my lady... They cling as tightly as vines. And sometimes, like vines, they cling tightly enough to kill.

Remember when I told you," he said, his voice as soft as she had ever heard it, "that I didn't know if there was a God or not, but either way, we were completely on our own?

The best blade shop is Diana’s on Flintlock Street,” he said, eyes alight. “I’ll pick you up tomorrow afternoon.” “It’s a date,” Clary said. “A weapons date.” “So much better than dinner and a movie,” he said, and disappeared into the shadows.

If you pretend to feel nothing, the pretence may become true. said Jem. That would be a pity.

I used to walk in here and have to fight for my life as the place fell down around me,” Jace mused. “Now it’s all velvet cushions and insistent offers of immortal beauty.

I don't want to be weak, and I don't want to be sorry. I want to be the best.

Todo su cuerpo se estremeció, de la forma en que siempre lo hacía cuando la besaba. Nunca se aburría, cansaba, o se acostumbraba a ello, no más de lo que imaginaba que alguien se cansaría de una hermosa puesta de sol, música perfecta, o su libro favorito en el mundo.

... cuando se habían besado y besado y ella se había dado cuenta que el amor podía cortarte como el filo de una espada.

I am fighting with you.