I love you, Clary wanted to say. And, I would do it again. I would always ask for you.

“It is always better to live the truth than to live a lie.”

“Simon,” said a voice at his shoulder, and he turned to see Izzy, her face a pal…”

“Whatever the Clave was discussing, the Council meeting was dragging on brutally…”

“You are not really dying,” he said, the oddest tone to his voice, “are you?”Jem…”