Shutting your eyes and pretending something's not happening doesn't make it not true, Jace.

Why mundanes always insist on taking responsibility for things that aren't their fault is a mystery to me. You didn't force that cocktail down his idiotic throat." -Jace, pg.241-

I think' she said, choosing her words with care, ; that any good impulse can be twisted into something evil.

we are not here just because we have nowhere else; we need nowhere else, because we have the Institute, and those who are in it are our family.

He shone all over. Only Magnus, Simon thought resignedly, would have access to sequined battle armor.

What he needs now is to love and have that love returned.

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