Jace telling a story to Clary
Jace: Once there was a boy..
Clary: a Shadowhunter boy?
Jace: of course.
Jace: when the boy was six years old, his father gave him a falcon to train....
Jace: the boy never cried again, and he never forgot what he'd learned: TO LOVE IS TO DESTROY, AND THAT TO BE LOVED IS TO BE THE ONE DESTROYED.

Jace telling a story to his kid
Jace: once there was a stunningly attractive shadowhunter..
Kid: you mean you?
Jace: of course.
Jace: and he met a gorgeous mundane, i mean shadowhunter.
Kid: you mean mom?
Jace: who do you think it would be? Of course she is kid!
Jace: so this girl cant get out off my mind. I wanted to but i couldnt. She was like the part of me and everyday, i loved her more.
Kid: *sobbing*(c)