I don't do what I'm told, but I might do what you want if you ask me nicely.

As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?

I was alive when the Dead Sea was just a lake that was feeling a little poorly.

You know what the worst thing I can imagine is? Simon had said. Not trusting someone I love.

If you're texting Magnus to say 'I think u r kewl' I'm going to kill you

Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change -Clary Fray

I'll just have them change the entry in the demonology textbook from 'almost extinct' to 'not extinct enough for Alec. He prefers his monsters really, really extinct.' Will that make you happy?

Hate is nothing when weighed against survival. (Valentine)

Everything changes in my life, and the world stays the same.

You're Valentine's son. I'm sure you're the one the Queen really wants to see. Besides, you're charming. Maybe not at the moment.

Jace suggested that the cast of "Gilligan's Island" could go do something anatomically unlikely with themselves.

Yeah, well, when they say ‘You know it’s a long way, don’t you?’ what they really mean is: ‘You know it’d be faster if you just rode a kangaroo, don’t you?

Sometimes I just want to burn down all the rules and start over.

Purposeful giving is not as apt to deplete one's resources it belongs to that natural order of giving that seems to renew itself even in the act of depletion.

It's not about failure; it's about trying something and risking something for attaining your goal.

There have been many Presidents of the United States and the roll will be indefinitely extended. We have had a number of brilliant soldiers, but only one great general.

I went to school for fine art. I'm a decent housepainter, but I'm a really good fine art painter.

You lose your way when you lose your why.

Sometimes we become bound by other people's thoughts because we are not sure about ourselves.

I respect Lady Gaga very much.

Blue has no dimensions, it is beyond dimensions.