„Carstairs is alright, I suppose. If you like that sort.”“Oh?”“The taken. The uninterested.”“As opposed to… you, Gabriel?”“Well, yes.“

— Cassandra Clare
„Gabriel’s green eyes sought Will. “It was demon pox, wasn’t it? You know all about it, don’t you? Aren’t you some sort of expert?”“Well, you needn’t act as if I invented it,” said Will.“
— Cassandra Clare
„I do not believe you can threaten people into goodness.” - Jem Carstairs“
— Cassandra Clare
„When a freedom is taken away from you, I suppose, you recognize it as a privilege, not a right.“
— Jodi Picoult
„Oh, I'm not afraid of death! What have I got to live for after all? I suppose you believe it's very wrong to kill a person who has injured you-even if they've taken away everything you had in the world?“
— Agatha Christie
„James Carstairs! Jem! Where are you, you disloyal bastard?“
— Cassandra Clare