“That, after all, is what the great stories are written about: How people manage to find themselves in love. Well let me just say that how a person falls in love is more important than who they fall...”

“A memory of her father flitted through her consciousness. The time he played a slow, melodic tune on the saxophone in the misty rain of the yard on a summers night, surrounded by the patios twinkli...”

“I think it would be best if, when youre having suicidal thoughts of stabbing yourself, that you try to think of rainbows instead.Rainbows? Ann said hugging a pillow.Yeah, Lisa said, standing back t...”

“He just wasnt into flaunting his awesomeness, but sometimes a persons awesomeness simply flaunts itself, even when you politely ask it not to.”

“Nothing monumental happened, the earth didnt shake, and lightning didnt strike. There was just a simple moment of raw emotion, unbridled and exposed to the daylight.”

“You know how some people develop addictions to manage their overwhelming emotions? Some people become alcoholics, coke fiends, potheads, pill-poppers, over-eaters, sex addicts or meth-heads. Well, ...”

“People who love themselves, dont hurt other people. The more we hate ourselves, the more we want others to suffer.”

“He couldn't have pulled back the lock, they couldn't simply have climbed over the sides of the stall in all of three seconds, because those weren't the rules of the game.Theirs was the intoxication...”

“No matter how kind you are, always expect a few imbeciles.”

“Well my music was different in high school; I was singing about loveyou know, things I don't care about anymore.”

“There are a million rules for being a girl. There are a million things you have to do to get through each day. High school has things that can trip you up, ruin you, people say one thing and mean a...”

“For the record, I would like to point out that it is NOT being obsessive to memorize a boy's schedule so that you can accidentally bump into him. It is called being efficient.”

“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...”