Whoever loves you now—and you must also love yourself—will love the truth of you.

The truth is that I love Simon like I should love you, and I wish that he was my brother and you weren't." - Clary

You can see where it was, years ago. Like an old woman who was once beautiful, but time has taken her beauty away.

Magnus did not take such suffering lightly, but even mortals did not die of broken hearts. No matter how cruel Grace had been, he told himself, James would heal. Even though he was a Herondale.

Why, oh why, had Jace picked a fight with a pack of wolves? What had possessed him? Then again, it was Jace. He'd pick a fight with a Mack truck if the urge took him. -Clary, pg.40-

You mean you haven’t been going on romantic dates with Sebastian while you’ve been away from me?” “I tried,” Jace said, “but no matter how liquored up you get him, he just won’t put out.

So much saintlike patience cannot be good for anyone.