“We're all that matters. Our lips touch with each word he speaks, his stare so intense that I know he can see straight through to my soul.”

“Picking me up, Lucas lays me on a blanket of soft sand and says, "You have no idea what you do to me.”

“He tugs me closer, and my ankles lock behind him. "Is it PG-13 time?”

“His lips press into mine in a kiss meant to make the world fade away.And it delivers.”

“Cat's heated gaze meets mine, and she smiles. Another piece of my heart is hers.”

“Wishing that I could stay right here in this moment of not doing, but simply being, forever.”

“Every great love starts with a great story...”

“I knew, in the silence that followed, that anything could happen here. It might be too late: again, I might have missed my chance. But I would at least know I tried, that I took my heart and extend...”

“You know what charm is: a way of getting the answer yes without having asked any clear question.”

“A court that wouldn't just change the world. It would start the world over.”

“Red in the head, Silver in the heart”

“I have a theory that the answers to all of life's major questions can found in a John Mayer song.”

“The surface of the pond was green with fallen leaves. "How could you have been happy there? I know what you thought, but Valentine was a terrible father. He killed your pets, lied to you, and I kno...”

“Hugo attacked me." Clary tried not to wince as the astringent liquid stung her wounds.Hugo?" Luke blinked.Hodge's bird. I think it was his bird, anyway. Maybe it was Valentine's."Hugin," Luke said ...”

“I miss the Stella girls telling me what I am. That I'm sweet and placid and accommodating and loyal and nonthreatening and good to have around. And Mia. I want her to say, "Frankie, you're silly, y...”