“Once you've ridden the roller coaster, the Ferris wheel's kinda restricting.”

“Its so evident to me now that just because someone is a great guy doesnt guarantee well make a great couple, no matter how much I work at it and want it.”

“Ive been so caught up with mapping out a picture-perfect forever that Im completely neglecting my present, which I have far more control over anyway.”

“Im positive I wouldnt consider having sex with Guy if I hadnt already had sex beforehand. I always knew I wanted my first time to be with someone I loved and who loved me, which it was . . . but sh...”

“I used to think all that game playing was par for the course and even kind of exciting. It just felt logical to pursue a boy the same way I applied to collegeby expending exorbitant time and energy...”

“It’s so evident to me now that just because someone is a great guy doesn’t guarantee we’ll make a great couple, no matter how much I work at it and want it.”

“I delete the picture of him from my phone; I delete his number. I think that if I just delete him enough, it will be like none of it ever happened and my heart won't hurt so badly”

“I stayed, to love you.I left, to love myself.”

“I'm a completely worthless woman and no man should risk his life for me.”

“Only once in your life, I truly believe, you find someone who can completely turn your world around. You tell them things that youve never shared with another soul and they absorb everything you sa...”

“As he read, I fell in love the way you fall asleep: slowly, and then all at once.”

“I love you without knowing how, or when, or from where. I love you simply, without problems or pride: I love you in this way because I do not know any other way of loving but this, in which there i...”

“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...”