More quotes by Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

"We came to see Jace. Is he alright?""I don't know,"Magnus said. "Does he normally just lie on the floor like that without moving?"
"He looked back at her, and when she saw the look on his face, she saw his eyes at Renwick’s, when he had watched the Portal that separated him from his home shatter into a thousand irretrievable pieces. He held her gaze for a split second, then looked away from her, the muscles in his throat working."
"That does it,"said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.""Why?"Isabelle said."So you can look up 'fun.' I'm not sure you know what it means."
"Every time I annoy him he retreats into his No Mundanes Allowed tree house."Simon pointed at Jace."
"You might want to lie down,"Magnus advised. "I find that it helps when the crushing sense of horrible realization sets in."