Variant: Pointless, needless suffering and pain? I don’t suppose it would help if I told you that was the way life is. The good suffer, the evil flourish, and all that is mortal passes away.
Source: Clockwork Princess

“Oh, I can never get enough," he said. "Which, incidentally, is what your sister said to me when-"
The carriage door flew open. A hand shot out, grabbed Will by the back of the shirt, and hauled him inside.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

“Like what you see?”

Cassandra Clare

“Parabatai" said Jace. "It means a pair of warriors who fight together - who are closer than brothers. Alec is more than justmy best friend.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

Source: City of Bones

“Demonic activity levels? Do they have a device that measures whether the demons inside the house are doing power yoga?”

Cassandra Clare book City of Bones

Simon to Clary, pg. 340
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Bones (2007)

“By the Angel, it just crushed Sophocles," noted Will. "Has no one respect for the classics these days?”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Princess

Source: Clockwork Princess

“Do you think she’ll catch him before he gets to the hall?”
“My mom’s spent her whole life chasing me around,” Clary said. “She moves fast.”

Cassandra Clare book City of Glass

Source: City of Glass

“Jace is in love with the idea of dying,” said Isabelle.”

Cassandra Clare The City of Lost Souls

Source: City of Lost Souls

“Mundanes who involve themselves in things they know nothing about are likely to meet unpleasant endings.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Angel

Source: Clockwork Angel

“I brought you some coffee.” he held out the cup but she waved it away.
“I hate that stuff. It tastes like feet.”
At that he smiled. “How would you know what feet taste like?”
“I just know.”
-Luke and Clary, pg.209-”

Cassandra Clare book City of Ashes

Source: City of Ashes

“Gibberish?" Jem suggested
"Pornographic?" said Will at the same time.
"Could be both," said Will. "Haven't you ever heard of pornographic gibberish before?”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Princess

Source: Clockwork Princess

“[Jem] looked from Will to Tessa and raised his silvery eyebrows. "A miracle," he said. "You got him to speak."
"Just to shout at me, really," said Tessa. "Not quite loaves and fishes.”

Cassandra Clare book Clockwork Prince

Source: Clockwork Prince

“One for sorrow, two for mirth, three for a wedding, four for a birth, five for silver, six for gold, seven for a secret that's never been told.
~ Simon”

Cassandra Clare book City of Fallen Angels

Source: City of Fallen Angels

“Obviously you would call them Malec,” said Beatriz. “Are you stupid, Simon?”

Cassandra Clare

Source: Born to Endless Night

“Something snapped inside Maryse. “He is not a Herondale. He is a Lightwood. Jace Lightwood. He’s my son.”

Cassandra Clare The City of Lost Souls

Source: City of Lost Souls