What if everything you believe is wrong and you could still be loved and still be forgiven?

The Brother's hood fell back, and his silvery hair shone out in the dim chamber like starlight. All the air rushed out of Tessa's lungs in a single instant. The Silent Brother was Jem.

There have always been readers throughout history who have been drawn to villains.

It's like banging my head against the wall, except if I were actually banging my head on a wall, I'd be able to make myself stop.

Do you have a lot of other profound thoughts like that? Blood is blood? A toaster is a toaster? A Gelatinous Cube is a Gelatinous Cube?

They both believed in her even when she didn’t believe in herself.

I don't care who her mother is," Magnus said. "You can't see me with out an appointment. Come back later. Next March would be good," "March?" Sebastian looked horrified. "You're right," Magnus said, "Too rainy. How about June?