“Did you know that a jiffy is an actual measurement of time? It’s a sixtieth of a second.”
Malcolm Fade and Bat Velasquez, pg. 465
Source: The Mortal Instruments, City of Heavenly Fire (2014)
Context: "'How do you people stand snow?' he demanded.
"'You people'?" Bat bristled. 'Do you mean werewolves?'
'I mean East Coasters,' said Malcolm. 'Who would have weather if they could avoid it? Snow, hail, rain. I'd move to Los Angeles in a jiffy. Did you know that a jiffy is an actual measurement of time? It's a sixtieth of a second. You can't do anything in a jiffy, not really.'"
