Clary, " he said. "You're Clary. You're my best friend.

As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.

We are all the pieces of what we remember. We hold in ourselves the hopes and fears of those who love us. As long as there is love and memory, there is no true loss.

Family isn't blood. It's the people who love you. The people who have your back.

Temper us in fire, and we grow stronger. When we suffer, we survive.

The way Magnus’ breath had sounded, rattling in his chest, before he’d said his father’s name.

Because that which was new was almost always temporary. And that which was temporary broke your heart.

Sharp are the arrows of a broken heart.

There are memories that time does not erase... Forever does not make loss forgettable, only bearable.

Every time I think I'm missing a piece of me, you give it back.

Don't you think 'Mark is kind of a weird name for a Shadowhunter?" Julian was saying as Emma approached. "I mean, if you really think about it. It's confusing. 'Put a Mark on me, Mark.

Had middle class black women begun a movement in which they had labeled themselves "oppressed," no one would have taken them seriously.

One should be either sad or joyful. Contentment is a warm sty for eaters and sleepers.

The final result of too much routine is death in life.

It's not a gift of mine, but one given to me, to be able to criticise myself and not be crushed, by myself or by others.

I enjoy the pleasure of my own company.

There are no conflicts which cannot be resolved unless the true promoters of them remain hidden.

I am not always happy. I am happy in front of the press. I can be extremely grumpy, ask my husband.

You should never go to a meeting or make a telephone call without a clear idea of what you are trying to achieve.

I'm sorry, but I stand by my decision. I am now a member of the elite club of people that have fought a professional team mascot. You sir, are not in that club.