Humor Quote by Cassandra Clare — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“You're my sister," he said finally. "My sister, my blood, my family. I should want to protect you"—he laughed soundlessly without any humor—"to protect you from the sort of boys who want to do with you exactly what I want to do.”

“That does it," said Jace. "I'm going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.”

“You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me.”

“Watching Jace hug Isabelle, she tried to school her features into a happy and loving expression.”

“My shoulder will never be the same. I expect you to nurse me back to health.'-Jace”

“When no one you know tells the truth, you learn to see under the surface.”

“Isabelle says the Queen of the Seelie Court has requested an audience with is”

“I notice that you use plain, simple language, short words and brief sentences. That is the way to write English―it is the modern way and the best way. Stick to it; don't let fluff and flowers and verbosity creep in. When you catch an adjective, kill it. No, I don't mean utterly, but kill most of them―then the rest will be valuable. They weaken when they are close together. They give strength when they are wide apart. An adjective habit, or a wordy, diffuse, flowery habit, once fastened upon a person, is as hard to get rid of as any other vice.”

“I’m very much down to earth, just not this earth.”

“Neither were you [born yesterday], unless of course I am wrong, in which case welcome to the world, little baby, and congratulations on learning to read so early in life.”

“Where is human nature so weak as in the bookstore?”

“hermes has threatened me with slow mail. lousy Internet service and a horrible stock market if i publish this story. I hope he is just bluffing.”