Will looked horrified. "What kind of monster could possibly... - Cassandra Clare, Clockwork Angel

"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."

"It was odd, (Tessa thought), what brought out tenderness in people."

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

"If no one in the entire world cared about you, did you really exist at all?"

"Remember when you tried to convince me to feed a poultry pie to the mallards in the park to see if you could breed a race of cannibal ducks?""They ate it too,"Will reminisced. "Bloodthirsty little beasts. Never trust a duck."