I was alive when the Dead Sea was just a lake that was feeling a little poorly.

As long as there was coffee in the world, how bad could things be?

You know what the worst thing I can imagine is? Simon had said. Not trusting someone I love.

If you're texting Magnus to say 'I think u r kewl' I'm going to kill you

Growing up happens when you start having things you look back on and wish you could change -Clary Fray

I'll just have them change the entry in the demonology textbook from 'almost extinct' to 'not extinct enough for Alec. He prefers his monsters really, really extinct.' Will that make you happy?

I don't do what I'm told, but I might do what you want if you ask me nicely.

Hate is nothing when weighed against survival. (Valentine)

Everything changes in my life, and the world stays the same.

You're Valentine's son. I'm sure you're the one the Queen really wants to see. Besides, you're charming. Maybe not at the moment.

Jace suggested that the cast of "Gilligan's Island" could go do something anatomically unlikely with themselves.

An intelligent person, looking out of his eyes and hearkening in his ears, with a smile on his face all the time, will get more true education than many another in a life of heroic vigils".

I never trust a man who tucks in his shirt by choice or neglects coffee in favor of tea.

I do feel like there's a spirit and a tone you can set that lets people know that they're appreciated for being there. It's a sense of spirit that I think every film should have.

This is important, to represent our country. We've also got to be ready for the Minnesota Twins.

I write for the love of writing. If I never published another book, I would still be writing stories.

Family time was very difficult when my girls were little, but I never missed a birthday, I was there for every major event.

The Human moral keyboard is limited ... there's nothing you can play on it that hasn't been played before. And, my dear Friends, I am sorry to say this, but it has its lower notes.

Everywhere, within man and without, there is devastation, instability, chaos, and evidence of some prolonged rout.

Neuter discourse is a false idol.

If repentance is neglected for an instant, one can lose the power of the Resurrection as he lives with the weakness of tepidity and the potential of his fall.