“She warned me about Mr. Herondale, though, said he’d likely be rude to me, and familiar. She said I could be rude right back, that nobody would mind.”

“Someone ought to be rude to him. He’s rude enough to everyone else.”

“Oh, he's rude to everyone," said Isabelle airily. "It's what makes him so damn sexy.”

“Tesch seems to be someone who mistakes rudeness for intellectual rigor.”

“An old definition of a gentleman: someone who is never rude except on purpose.”

“There is a big difference you see between privately letting someone know that you're displeased, whether they've done something they may not be aware of, and just rudeness — and you do not have to tolerate rudeness, by any means.”

“New York's such a wonderful city. Although I was at the library today. The guy was very rude. I said, "I'd like a card." He says, "You have to prove you're a citizen of New York."”

“Back when I was on my first assignment as a seeker, I was way out in Arizona. Brought in this kid named Clarisse.”

“Clarisse?”

“Sibling of yours,” Hedge said. “Ares kid. Violent. Rude. Lots of potential.”

“Is love a tender thing? It is too rough, too rude, too boisterous, and it pricks like thorn.”

“Jo had learned that hearts, like flowers, cannot be rudely handled, but must open naturally…”

“It's the way we are - our people show their respect to their leaders by keeping quiet. It is considered rude to speak your mind.”