„Magnus had heard the story of how the Nephilim were created many times. They must have forgotten to leave out the bit that said: And the Angel descended from on high and gave his chosen ones fantastic abs.“

— Cassandra Clare

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„No. It is said that the Nephilim are the children of men and angels. All that this angelic heritage has given to us is a longer distance to fall.“
— Cassandra Clare
„You tried to drink the East River,"Magnus said, and Alec saw, as if for the first time, that Magnus's clothes were soaking wet too, sticking to his body like a dark second skin.“
— Cassandra Clare
„How many times does an angel fall?How many people lie instead of talking tall?“
— David Bowie
„My old tutor used to say that the hearts of Nephilim were like the hearts of angels: They felt every human pain, and never healed“
— Cassandra Clare
„We should become angels and not devils, that’s why we have been created and born into the world. Therefore be and stick to what God has chosen you for.“
— Paracelsus
„Oh God said to Abraham, Kill me a son.Abe says, Man, you must be puttin' me on.God say, No. Abe say, What?God say, You can do what you want Abe, butthe next time you see me comin' you better run.Well Abe says, Where do you want this killin' done?God says, Out on Highway 61.“
— Bob Dylan
„Magnus, we’re going down to the lake," he said. "Do you want to come?"“Why?” Magnus inquired.Alec shrugged, “Clary says it’s pretty,” he said. “I mean, I’ve seen it before, but there was a huge angel rising out of it, and that was distracting.“
— Cassandra Clare