Family isn't blood. It's the people who love you. The people who have your back.

I know you worry about me needing you, but I shouldn't be with you because I need you. I should be with you because I love you.

Words have the power to change us.

And so what? I just killed a demon in my own house, and you're going to be a dickhead about it because I'm not some spoiled-rotten rich brat like you and your sister?" Alec looked astonished. "What did you call me?

Love did not overcome everything. Love did not always endure. All you had could be taken away, love could be the last thing you had, and then love could be taken too.

Magnus raised his hands above his head and clapped once. The room flooded with light. "You see? You think that would be possible without magic? "Actually," replied Simon, "It is. If you watched infomercials you'd know that.

Half of your attention is better than all of anyone else's.