Our hearts, they need a mirror, Tessa. We see our better selves in the eyes of those who love us.

I know I told you once that whether God exists or not, we're on our own. But when I'm with you, I'm not.

the action we take in the name of love,those are moral or immoral.and normally it wouldn't matter

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.

Does that mean you agree?" He groaned. "I think it means you crushed my spirit and beat me down." "Fantastic.

I don't think I ever intended specifically to write for the young adult market. It's just that when the idea for City of Bones came to me, I knew the main characters were teenagers. In my mind they were just very clearly the ages they were, which turned out to mean it was a YA novel.

It wasn't enough, not nearly enough, but it was all there was.