Behind her, Jace moved out into the water with a contained grace that barely rippled the surface. Simon behind him, was splashing and cursing.

Parabatai" said Jace. "It means a pair of warriors who fight together - who are closer than brothers. Alec is more than justmy best friend.

Whither thou goest, I will go; Where thou diest, will I die And there will I be buried: The Angel do so to me, and more also, If aught but death part thee and me.

I love you. And I don't want to lose you.

Wherever we are, we are as one

Life is a book and there are a thousand pages I have not yet read.

We're not dating," Alec said again. "Oh?" Magnus said. "So you're just that friendly with everybody, is that it?

Don't bother her, don't try to talk to her, don't even look at her, or I'll fold you in half so many times you'll look like a tiny little origami werewolf.

The more you try to crush your true nature, the more it will control you. Be what you are. No one who really loves you will stop.

You endure what is unbearable, and you bear it. That is all.

Tell me you love me. Tell me you love me and will fight with me.

Persistence. Perfection. Patience. Power. Prioritize your passion. It keeps you sane.

I believe the choice to be excellent begins with aligning your thoughts and words with the intention to require more from yourself.

I did not sleep. I never do when I am over-happy, over-unhappy, or in bed with a strange man.

Wherever we go, wherever we remain, the results of our actions follow us.

Mankind is ever the same, and nothing lost out of nature, though everything is altered.

And clay-caked clothes are so last year.

The infectiousness of crime is like that of the plague.

You know how it feels when you're in love with somebody and you long to be with that person? God wants us to feel that way about Him.

When you're eighteen your emotions are violent, but they're not durable.

Human greatness is a rather difficult thing to account for, and more often than not one is mistaken in one's hunches about somebody one has met.