I do not believe you can threaten people into goodness.” - Jem Carstairs

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.

Bad things happen in dark places.

Don’t try to make everyone happy

It is necessary to the happiness of man that he be mentally faithful to himself.

Wert thou all that I wish thee, great, glorious, and free, First flower of the earth and first gem of the sea.

That's one of my real goals is to keep theater in my life.

It's a unique experience when you're doing an independent film where you have one person who puts up all the funds to make the film.

If a lot of money goes into the stock market, it'll push up prices, making money for stock speculators. Then the insiders can decide that it's time to sell out, and the market will plunge.

I fully realize that no wealth or position can long endure, unless built upon truth and justice, therefore, I will engage in no transaction which does not benefit all whom it affects.

Loving yourself—it really takes a daily practice.

What's needed in this case is conscious and serious practice in hearing, and using, and being used by, other people's voices.