“Use all the ugliness youre feeling to make something beautiful”

“If Im writing, at least I dont feel as paralyzed.”

“Part of me is afraid that everyone will laugh, that Im a caricature of myself.”

“It's not like I want to get discovered, exactly, the way you hear actresses getting picked off at diners. It's more about my own road to discovery like pecking my way out of a shell. I just want to...”

“This is an unbearable kiss, unbearable, unreal, unimaginable. - Esme from Sister Mischief”

“I bet that dog-walking trollop called the cops on us. - Esme from Sister Mischief”

“The surface of the pond was green with fallen leaves. "How could you have been happy there? I know what you thought, but Valentine was a terrible father. He killed your pets, lied to you, and I kno...”

“Hugo attacked me." Clary tried not to wince as the astringent liquid stung her wounds.Hugo?" Luke blinked.Hodge's bird. I think it was his bird, anyway. Maybe it was Valentine's."Hugin," Luke said ...”

“I miss the Stella girls telling me what I am. That I'm sweet and placid and accommodating and loyal and nonthreatening and good to have around. And Mia. I want her to say, "Frankie, you're silly, y...”