Dead bodies didn't resemble unconscious ones; it was as if you could sense that something had fled from them, that some essential spark was now missing.

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.

...inside every old person is a young person wondering what happened.

Rewards for good service should not be deferred a single day.

When my desiregrows too fierceI wear my bed clothesinside out, dark as the night’s rough husk.

Write bylaws in a simple language—no one needs an advanced degree to understand them.

Computers are like Old Testament gods lots of rules and no mercy.

Tennis is an individual sport, and I am quite a self-conscious person.

The craving to change the world is perhaps a reflection of the craving to change ourselves.

The purpose of philosophers is to show people what is right under their noses.

I mean, I think I'm pretty sentimental.

You cannot analyze a kiss any more than you can dissect the fragrance of flowers.