“No, I'm just a very naughty boy. I do all sorts of bad things. I kick kittens. I make rude gestures at nuns.”

“Alec drew his hand back with a low whistle. "The Inquisitor meant business.""Of course she did. I'm a dangerous criminal. Or hadn't you heard?" Jace heard the acid in his own tone, saw Alec flinch, and was meanly, momentarily, glad. "She didn't call you a criminal, exactly...""No, I'm just a very naughty boy. I do all sorts of bad things. I kick kittens. I make rude gestures at nun”

“I kick kittens. I made rude gestures at nuns.”

“I make rude gestures at nuns”

“Clary: So, do you mind if I ask something? Its personal but important.Simon: What is it?Clary: With the whole Mark of Cain thing, does that mean that if I accidently kick you during the nightm I get kicked in the shins seven times by an invisible force?Simon: Just go to sleep, Fray.”

“Jace, on the other hand, looked like the sort of boy who'd come over to your house and burn it down for kicks.”

“You're not so bad. You'll get there. You should have seen Alec do flips at first. I think he kicked himself in the head once.”