“Beautiful girls should know how to defend themselves against the advances of gentlemen.”

“He was standing leaning against the door frame; now he stood up straight. "How should I have kissed you? Is there an other way you like it?”

“He leaned against the door frame, ignoring the kick of adrenaline the sight of her produced. He wondered why, not for the first time. Isabelle used her beauty like she used her whip, but Clary didn't know she was beautiful at all. Maybe that was why.”

“You're gorgeous," she said. Her hands slid around to flatten themselves against his chest. "You know that right?" "And I just don't care," she says"Isabelle, I don't think-Wait, What?”

“Not at all. My services are also available to gentlemen in distress. It's an equal opportunity fetish." (Sebastian)”

“Mundanes who involve themselves in things they know nothing about are likely to meet unpleasant endings.”

“That sounds almost practiced, James Carstairs. How many girls have you made swoon with that observation?”