(There is a statue of an angel holding a cup and on the base there is an inscription: 1234 – NEPHILIM: FACILIS DESCENSUS AVERNO.)
Clary Fairchild: Is that meant to be the Mortal Cup?
Jace Herondale (nods): And that’s the motto of the Nephilim, the Shadowhunters, there on the base.
Clary Fairchild: What does it mean?
Jace Herondale: It means “Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234.”
Brother Jeremiah: It means… “The descent into Hell is easy.”
Clary Fairchild: Nice and cheery.
From the book The Mortal Instruments: City of Bones (Book One) | Written by Cassandra Clare
