I would write light entertainment nonfiction pieces during the day, then come home and work on my fantasy fiction. It was very difficult to get out of the one mindset and into another one.

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.

Who controls the past controls the future. Who controls the present controls the past.

In a country where children are unhappy, everyone is unhappy!

I like American black soul music, that was my first big enthusiasm.

I like to be direct." "Okay," I said. "But I warn you, I like to be evasive, inserutable and generally send mixed messages." "I doubt it." "Human interaction is not my strong point," I told him.

One of the most wonderful things about having a positive attitude is the number of people it touches, many times in ways you'll never know.

I went through very emotional things this year, like being in the French Open finals already feeling like you got it and kind of losing it.

It is a law of nature that we defend ourselves from one affection only by means of another.

I think in this country [UK] we could do with rather less political correctness and more straight talking across the board.

My family lived in Egypt from 1993 to 1996.

Can honor's voice provoke the silent dust, or flattery soothe the dull, cold ear of death?