“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.”

“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.”

“Meanwhile,” Simon added, “I wanted to tell you that lately I‘ve been cross-dressing. Also, I‘m sleeping with your mom. I thought you should know.”

“Also, I'm sleeping with your mom. Just thought you should know.”

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

“Look, Simon, Luke thinks you should tell your mom. You can't hide it from her forever.""I can damn well try.""Think about Luke," she said desperately. "You can still live a normal life.""And what about us? Do you want a vampire boyfriend?" He laughed bitterly. "Because I foresee many romantic picnics in our future. You, drinking a virgin pina colada. Me, drinking the blood of a virgin.”

“Clary, what am I going to do? My mom keeps bringing me food and I have to throw it out the window-I haven’t been outside in two days, but I don’t know how much longer I can go on pretending I have the flu. Eventually she‘s going to bring me to the doctor, and then what? I don’t have a heartbeat. he‘ll tell her that I‘m dead.”“Or write you up as a medical miracle,” said Clary.-Simon and Clary, pg.216-”