Where there is love, there is often also hate. They can exis... - Cassandra Clare, City of Bones

"to love is to destroy, and that to be loved is to be the one destroyed."

"You guessed? You must have been pretty sure, considering you could have killed me.""I was ninety percent sure.""I see,"Clary said. There must have been something in her voice, because he turned to look at her. Her hand cracked across his face, a slap that rocked him back on his heels. He put his hands on his cheek, more in surprise than pain."What the hell was that for?""The other ten percent."

"And next time you're planning to injure yourself to get me attention, just remember that a little sweet talk works wonders."

"If there were such a thing as terminal literalism, you'd have died in childhood."

"That's why when major badasses greet each other in movies, they don't say anything, they just nod. The nod means, 'I' am a badass, and I recognize that you, too, are a badass,' but they don't say anything because they're Wolverine and Magneto and it would mess up their vibe to explain."