Simon was still trying to work out how Shadowhunter government and also Shadowhunter family trees worked. They all seemed to be related to each other and it was very disturbing.

Without memory, they were lost. And nobody wanted someone they loved to be lost.

He thought of his remembrance of Jordan, thought of how it hurt to even look at Isabelle and Clary. Without memory, they were lost. And nobody wanted someone they loved to be lost.

Feeling this way was a particular kind of horror, having the emotions without the memories.

When he let go of Clary, he turned and hugged Jace. Clary watched, tears running down her face.

He had to escape. He had to go and become a hero, the way he had been once.

When you make ‘adjustments’ with everyone, that indeed is the highest of all religion (dharma).

My soul has the power to soar to the heavens with vibrational freedom.

If I didn't have my camera to remind me constantly, I am here to do this, I would eventually have slipped away, I think. I would have forgotten my reason to exist.

I couldn't imagine working in a hospital where there's just death, everywhere. But for a lot of women, it was their only option. They couldn't get other jobs.

My dad used to say 'Always fight fire with fire,' which is probably why he got thrown out of the the fire brigade.

I like entertainment. I'm an innate admirer of good entertainment. I'll listen to MTV, I'll listen to Mozart, I'll listen to anything that has a good element in it.

Some people might think that the paintings are involved with a mythic - not just subject matter - but a certain sort of physical space that the paintings occupy...like personages.

We like to imagine that in history, truth will prevail through sheer persuasive power. Sadly, this is not the case. Truth needs champions.

There is no point in going into a business unless you can make a radical difference in other people’s lives.

A military operation involves deception. Even though you are competent, appear to be incompetent. Though effective, appear to be ineffective.