She could smell damprot, high, sweet, and cloying. She could smell madness like dead vegetables in a dark cellar.

People who try hard to do the right thing always seem mad.

The Lord is my shepherd. I shall not want for nothing. He makes me lie down in the green pastures. He greases up my head with oil. He gives me kung-fu in the face of my enemies. Amen

The thought process can never be complete without articulation.

And when there are enough outsiders together in one place, a mystic osmosis takes place and you're inside.

It's hard enough for a person to keep their own socks pulled up, let alone someone else's.

She couldn't be on his wavelength all the time. That's all. When you could recognize that and deal with it, you were on your way to an adult relationship.

Your first impulse is to share good news, your second is to club someone with it.

You couldn't not like someone who liked the guitar.

His name is Legion. He is the king of nowhere.

Nobody likes to see a stupid guy wise up.

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.

I remember what I must do, even if it makes me the villain of my own story

I know it's a lot. But she can handle it. I'd rather ruin her with the truth than ruin her with lies.

silence was never lost, she just had to stop screaming long enough to hear it:.

It is fatal to enter an war without the will to win it.

If you're able to be yourself, then you have no competition. All you have to do is get closer and closer to that essence.

People don't like to talk about victory and defeat anymore.

You can't hear God speak to someone else, you can hear him only when you are being addressed.

Learn your craft well. Take care of your own business. Success (popularity) is fleeting for most, but longevity lies in a quality craft with integrity. Oh, and don't take yourself too seriously.

A man who is 100% sane is dead.