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

— Cassandra Clare
„Tell me, is he always really rude, or does he save that for mundanes?""Oh, he's rude to everyone," said Isabelle airily. "It's what makes him so damn sexy. That and he's killed more demons than anyone else his age.“
— Cassandra Clare
„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.“
— Cassandra Clare
„It wasn’t sexy,” he said.“It was a little sexy,” Simon said…“It wasn’t,” said Alec.“I had some feelings,” said Simon.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Alec shrugged "Look who's talking. 'Oh, I love her. Oh, she's my sister. Oh why, why, why--"Jace threw a handful of dead leaves at Alec, making him splutter.Isabelle was laughing. "You know he's right, Jace.“
— Cassandra Clare
„He looks," Simon had once said to Isabelle, "like he's thinking about something deep and meaningful, but if you ask him what it is, he'll punch you in the face.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Fine." Magnus stood up. "But," he added, pausing by Alec's chair and leaning in close to him, "you are not trivial."Alec flushed. "If you say so," he said."I say so," said Magnus, and he turned to follow Isabelle out of the room.“
— Cassandra Clare
„What kind of guardian are you? Shouldn't you have gone to the bathroom with him?" Isabelle demanded.Jordan looked horrified. "Dudes," he said, "do not follow other dudes to the bathroom.“
— Cassandra Clare
„They had just showed up, Amatis had said. Which meant Simon had spent thenight at Isabelle's. She stared at him. He didn'tany different.“
— Cassandra Clare
„It wasn’t sexy," he said.“It was a little sexy,” Simon said.He felt much better, having fed, and couldn’t help but poke at Alec a bit.“It wasn’t,” said Alec.“I had some feelings,” said Simon.”"Do feel free to agonize about it on your own time.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Isabelle," she said, lightening her tone with an obvious effort, "your loyalty to your friend is understandable --""He's not my friend." Isabelle looked over at Jace, who was staring at her in a sort of daze. "He's my brother.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Isabelle!" he called again. "Let down your raven hair!'"Oh my God," Clary muttered. "There was something in that blood Raphael gave you, wasn't there? I'm going to kill him.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Oh, Jake,' Brett said, 'we could have had such a damned good time together.“
— Ernest Hemingway