Whatever the Clave was discussing, the Council meeting was dragging on brutally late. “But he knows New York. He doesn’t know Alicante—

I'm tired of watching you be in love with someone else someone who will never love you back, not the way I do.

Keeping demons from this world is your mandate, a mandate from heaven. And a mandate from heaven isn't something you can just ignore.

From the first time I saw you, I've belonged to you completely. I still do. If you want me. -Jace

In the end that was the choice you made, and it doesn't matter how hard it was to make it. It matters that you did.

Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger.

People aren't born good or bad. Maybe they're born with tendencies either way, but its the way you live your life that matters.

I've always been told my presence brightened up any room. One might think that went doubly for dank underground cell." (Jace)

And I'm suppose to sit by while you date boys and fall in love with someone else, get married...?" His voice tightened. "And meanwhile, I'll die a little bit more every day, watching.

The way he looked at you. I got it then. He loved you, and it was killing him. He won't get over you, Clary, he can't.

Jace shook his blond head in exasperation. "You had to make a crazy jail friend, didn't you? You couldn't just count ceiling tiles or tame a pet mouse like normal prisoners do?

People usually gossip about people they don't quite understand, are jealous of, or have other negative feelings for.

The light must illuminate.

The only real sadness, the only real failure, the only great tragedy in life, is not to become a saint.

Sides are being divided now. It's very obvious. So if you're on the other side of the fence, you're suddenly anti-American. It's breeding fear of being on the wrong side.

Providence conceals itself in the details of human affairs, but becomes unveiled in the generalities of history.

I was trying to do too many things at the same time, which is my nature. But I was enjoying it, and I still do enjoy it.

I could have easily gone down the wrong path and dropped out of school, but I was given a second chance.

Man is primarily governed by passion and instinct.

I've been incredibly blessed.

I think his greatest fault is his failure to accord credit to anyone for what he may have done. This is a great weakness in any man.