“Aaron shook his head, disappointed. "Why do you have to be such a jerk?" he asked Call. "Because you never are," Call told him staunchly."I have to be a jerk for both of us.” Holly BlackCassandra ClareMagisteriumThe Iron TrialMagisterium Series Author:Holly Black, Cassandra Clare
“As he bent closer, he realized they were words -- words his wife had carved into the cave ice with the last of her dying strength. As he read them, he felt them like three hard blows in the stomach. KILL THE CHILD” KillCallMagisteriumCallum HuntThe Iron Trial Book:The Iron Trial Source: The Iron Trial
“Maybe by the time they were in their Silver Year, Master Rufus would communicate complicated theories of magic by the lifting of a single bushy eyebrow.” CallCallum HuntThe Iron Trial Book:The Iron Trial Source: The Iron Trial
“Win?" Call said, startled. It hadn't occurred to him that Master Rufus was expecting them to win the test. Not after a whole onth of sand. "We're not going to win." He was mostly concerned with whether they would survive. "That's the spirit." Aaron hid a grin.” Callum HuntThe Iron Trial Book:The Iron Trial Source: The Iron Trial