There's plenty of sense in nonsense sometimes, if you wish t... - Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

"Bloodthirsty little beasts. Never trust a duck."

"Only the very weak-minded refuse to be influenced by literature and poetry."

"One must always be careful of books,"said Tessa, "and what is inside them, for words have the power to change us."

"Will rolled up his sleeves. "We'll probably have to knock down the door--""Or,"said Jem, reaching out and giving the knob a twist, "not."The door swung open onto a rectangle of darkness. "Now, that's simply laziness,"said Will."

"Well, she's not responding to my advances,"he observed more brightly than he felt, "so she must be dead.""Or she's a woman of good taste and sense."