“The Codex is our moral code. No one is higher than the law. Those who break the law must be broken.”

“Now at first youll feel a little dizzy, then a little numb, then you wont feel anything at all.”

“They all memorized a simple phrase, Be helpful, be useful, be scarce.”

“Later, she didnt remember how she escaped from his grasp, or how she ended up back in her barracks, but at that moment she realized that something had started that night that changed everything.”

“In all the commotion, no one noticed that Minubar was missing or that Tanner, cynical and thrill- seeking, quick to crack and joke or start a fight, who had befriended Sevara at an early age and pr...”

“All those rhythms, all those songs, all those wonderful glorious magnificent voices inside her began to sing.”

“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...”