Do you not tire of eternity? Do you not wish to end your suffering?" "By leaping into the Void? Not really.

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

Jem drew back from her, looking dazed. "By the Angel," he said. "Perhaps we do need a chaperon.

Maybe he's lonely. Sebastian can't be the greatest company." "We don't know that. He could be absolutely fantastic at Scrabble," said Magnus.

We are chained to this life by a chain of gold, and we dare not sever it for fear of what lies beyond the drop.

Jem always said that Will rushed toward the end of a mission rather than proceeding in a measured manner, and that one must look at the next step on the path ahead, rather than the destination in the distance, or one would never reach one’s goal. Will closed his eyes for a moment. He knew that Jem was right, but it was hard to remember, when the goal that he sought was the girl that he loved.

At the time I thought what I had with you and your mother was better than nothing. But if you can't tell the truth to the people you care about the most, eventually you stop being able to tell the truth to yourself.