“You're quite tall.' Just what a girl wants to be reminded of.”

“Tall, dark and friendly. What more could a girl ask for?”

“Oh, you know. Jace reminds me of an old boyfriend. Some guys look at you like they want sex. Jace looks at you like you've already had sex, it was great, and now you're just friends--even though you want more. Drives girls crazy. You know what I mean?" Yes, Clary thought. "No," she said.pg. 280”

“I just shook my head, knowing this was him evading the question.You," I said, "have this whole tall, dark stranger thing going on. Not to mention the tortured artist bit."Bit?"You know what I mean."He shook his head, clearly discounting this description.And you," he said, "have that whole blonde, cool and collected, perfect smart girl thing going on."You're the boy all the girls want to rebel with," I said.You," he replied, "are the unattainable girl in homeroom who never gives a guy the time of day.”

“Sometimes you're not ready to give the world quite what it wants. And that's okay, because the Earth is generously patient.”

“Kayden: Yeah, but you're a girl.Me: Oh, I forgot for a sec. Thanx for reminding me.Kayden: I haven't forgotten at all. In fact, it's all I think about all the time.Me: That I'm a girl??Kayden: That ur a girl I very badly want to touch right now”