I always thought love made you stupid. Made you weak. A bad Shadowhunter. 'To love is to destroy.'I believed that[...]I used to think being a good warrior meant not caring,[...] And then I met you. You were a mundane. Weak. Not a fighter. Never trained[...] Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger than anyone I'd ever met. And I realized I was the one who was weak.
Cassandra ClareHe kissed each finger, and with each one of them spoken a word. Five kisses, five words. His last.
Cassandra ClareI 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.
Cassandra ClareFilters are for cigarrettes and coffee," Simon muttered under his breath as they went inside. "Two things I could use right now, incidentally.
Cassandra Clare