More quotes by Cassandra Clare, City of Ashes

"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."
"You could have fooled me. Everytime I called you, Luke said you were sick. I figured you were avoiding me. Again.""I wasn't. I did want to talk to you. I've been thinking about you all the time.""I've been thinking about you, too.""I really was sick. I swear. I almost died back there on the ship, you know.""I know. Everytime you almost die, I almost die myself."
"I can only assume,"said Jace, "that mortal emotions amuse you because you have none of your own."
"As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?"
"We need to talk. All of us About what we're going to do now.""I was going to watch Project Runway."