"Seeing through glamour is easy. It's people that are hard."

"Meanwhile," Simon added, "I wanted to tell you that lately I've been cross-dressing. Also, I'm sleeping with your mom…"

"What?" Simon looked alarmed. "I'm not really sleeping with your mom, you know. I was just trying to get your attentio…"

"It's a girl," Jace said, recovering his composure. "Surely you've seen girls before, Alec. Your sister Isabelle is one."

"Hi, I'm one of the knife-carrying hooligans you met last night in Pandemonium? I'm afraid I made a bad impression and…"

"Jesus!" Luke exclaimed. "Actually, it's just me," said Simon. "Although I've been told the resemblance is startling."

"I'll get the coffee if you find us a seat. What do you want?" "Just coffee. Black – like my soul."

"Do you want to tell me what this is about, or should I just call the police?" "And tell them what?" Jace said witheri…"

"Is there anything I could get for you?" he asked. "Something to drink? Some tea?" "I don't want tea," said Clary, wit…"

"The nod means, 'I am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass.'"