“Luke looked baffled"What makes you think that Valentine's change of plans had anything to do with your brother?""Because,"Clary said with grim certainity, "only Jace can piss someone off that much".”

“I think it's Jace he's trying to get back at. Jace must havedone something last night on the boat, something that reallypissed Valentine off. Pissed him off enough to abandonwhatever plan he had before and make a new one."Luke looked baffled. "What makes you think that Valentine'schange of plans had anything to do with your brother?""Because," Clary said with grim certainty, "only Jace canpiss someone off that much.”

“What makes you think that Valentine's change of plans had anything to do with your brother?" "Because only Jace can piss someone off that much.”

“Yes," Jace said, "I regret having disobeyed you."No! Clary thought, but her heart sank. Was he giving up, did he think it was the only way to save her and Simon?Valentine's face softened. "Jonathan-""Especially," Jace said, "since I plan to do it again. Right now.”

“Magnus glanced at Alec and raised his eyebrows "Boo", he said. Jace was grinning. "Come on,surely you've got a phobia or two. What scares you?" Alec thought for a moment. "Spiders," he said. Clary turned to Luke. "Have you got a spider anywhere?"Luke looked exasperated. "Why would I have a spider? Do I look like someone who would collect them?"No offense," Jace said, "but you kind of do.”

“And when Jace was ten years old, Valentine killed him. Michael,I mean.""That sounds like something he would do," said Luke. His tone was neutral, but there was something in his voice that made Clary look at him sideways. Did he not believe her?"Jace saw him die, " she added, as if to bolster her claim."That's awful," said Luke. "Poor messed-up kid.”