“the bad things can't matter more than the good things.”

“demons do like to take up residence in ruins, especially those where there are remnants of black magic,” said christopher. “and we all know what grandfather benedict was up to in that house. it’s why he turned into a worm.”

“ah,” said matthew, “fond family memories.”

“You won’t cut my son’s throat,” said the Unseelie King, gazing down at Julian with a look of disdain. “You’re a Shadowhunter. You have a code of honor.” “You’re thinking of Shadowhunters the way they used to be,” said Julian. “I came of age in the Dark War. I was baptized in blood and fire.” “You are soft,” said the King, “gentle as angels are gentle.” Julian settled the knife more firmly into the curve of Erec’s throat. The faerie prince smelled like fear and blood. “I killed my own father,” he said. “You think I won’t kill your son?”

“Quite right. Gustave Eiffel is a genius, and I feel certain he shall one day be appreciated. Sometimes you have to stand back and let people do what they are good at, even if it seems like madness at the time.”

“Anna has a quality.” Matthew raised a thoughtful eyebrow. “The French would call it jolie laide.” Cordelia knew French well enough to frown. “Pretty-ugly? She’s not ugly!” “It doesn’t mean that,” Matthew said. “It means unusually pretty. Oddly beautiful. It denotes having a face with character.”

“I wish that you could see my heart. Then you would understand.” 

“That does it,“ said Jace. “I’m going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.” “Why?” Isabelle said. “So you can look up ‘fun’. I’m not sure you know what it means.”

“Do you think she’s in love with James?” said Thomas. “Because he seems gone on her. I hope it’s not unrequited.” “She had better love him back,” said Matthew. “He deserves it.” “We don’t always love people who deserve it,” said Thomas quietly.

“We do not get to choose when in our lives we feel pain,“ said Matthew. "It comes when it comes, and we try to remember, even though we cannot imagine a day when it will release its hold on us, that all pain fades. All misery passes. Humanity is drawn to light, not darkness.”

“That does it,“ said Jace. "I’m going to get you a dictionary for Christmas this year.” “Why?” Isabelle said. “So you can look up ‘fun’. I’m not sure you know what it means.”

“When a decision like that is made by a government, it emboldens those who are already prejudiced to speak their deepest thoughts of hate. They assume they are simply brave enough to say what everyone really thinks.”