The raising of a child is the building of a cathedral. You can't cut corners.
A Hologram for the KingThe maturity of man—that means, to have reacquired the seriousness that one had as a child at play
Beyond Good and EvilTheir beauty had always seemed to him like the beauty of pressed flowers - lovely, but dead.
Clockwork AngelWhen you love someone, you don't have a choice. Love takes your choices away. - Clary Fray
City of AshesYou've always been what you are. That's not new. What you'll get used to is knowing it.
Clockwork AngelHe was a vampire now. He was supposed to have eternity. But what he had was days.
City of Fallen Angels