„Forsooth, I no longer toil in vain,To prove that demon pox warps the brain.So though ‘ti pity, it’s not in vainThat the pox-ridden worm was slain:For to believe in me, you all must deign.“

— Cassandra Clare
„Demon pox. There's always demon pox.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Astriola. That IS demon pox. You had evidence that demon pox existed and you didnt mention it to me! Et tu, Brute!' He rolled up the paper and hit Jem over the head with it.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Demon pox,' said Will with the satisfaction of the truly vindicated.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Will: Have you ever seen what happens to someone with demon pox? First it lies dormant. One begins to turn yellow and green. Then the swelling sets in -Jem: THERE IS NO SUCH THING AS DEMON POX.“
— 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
„Odour of blood when Christ was slainMade all platonic tolerance vainAnd vain all Doric discipline.“
— W.B. Yeats
„Will!" Charlotte threw up her hands. "Why didn't you say so?""You know, the books on demon pox are in the library," Will said with an injured tone. "I wasn't preventing anyone from reading them“
— Cassandra Clare
„The Babylonian starlight broughtA fabulous, formless darkness in;Odour of blood when Christ was slainMade all platonic tolerance vainAnd vain all Doric discipline.“
— W.B. Yeats
„Certainly there are things worth believing. I believe in the brotherhood of man and in personal originality. But if you asked me to prove what I believe, I couldn't. You can spend your whole life trying to prove what you believe; you may hunt for reasons, but it will all be in vain. Yet our beliefs are like our existence; they are facts. If you don't yet know what to believe in, then try to learn what you feel and desire.“
— Albert Einstein
„…like a ship, clean and trim on a dirty sea of pox and camel-dung.“
— Anthony Burgess
„In vain have I struggled. It will not do. My feelings will not be repressed. You must allow me to tell you how ardently I admire and love you.“
— Jane Austen
„Their grandchildren had reminded Will of the song about demon pox he had taught them- when they were much too young, Tessa had always thought- and that they had all memorized. They sang it all together and out of tune, scandalizing Sophie.“
— Cassandra Clare