“Well, you know, your mom gets like this sometimes," Simon said. "Like when she breathes in or out.”

“Simon!" Clary shouted, and seized his arm. "What?" Simon looked alarmed."I'm not really sleeping with your mom, you know. I was just trying to get your attention. Not that your mom isn't a very attractive woman, for her age.”

“What?” Simon looked alarmed. ”I‘m not really sleeping with your mom, you know. I was just trying to get your attention. Not that your mom isn’t a very attractive woman for her age.”

“Well, I hate to tell you this," she said, "but your friend is an asshole.""He's not my friend," said Simon. "And I couldn't agree with you more, actually."-Maia & Simon about Jace, pg.49-”

“She (my mom) said that when you need courage the most is when you realize what's happened in your life and you decide to get up the next morning anyway.”

“Well it's like eating at my mom's you get what's being served and if you don't like it they still make you eat it”