It is as great a thing to love as it is to be loved. Love is not something that can be wasted.
Dreams can be dangerous things.
It’s all right to love someone who doesn’t love you back, as long as they’re worth you loving them. As long as they deserve it.
Beauty fades, but cooking is eternal.
It isn’t against the Law to be an idiot.
You know what the worst thing I can imagine is? Simon had said. Not trusting someone I love.
My boyfriend always says that if it weren’t for him I’d probably get rid of my apartment and live nowhere, and he’s right.
There were some memories, though, that never faded.
Whenever I see interesting names, I jot them down. I’ve found them in lots of different places: on the news, in the phone book, even on hotel registry lists.
The more beautiful the skin is, the more deadly it is. That’s what Will’s like. All that pretty face and whatnot just hides how twisted up and rotten he is on the inside.
I like to listen to music that fits with what I’m writing. For each book, I’ve assembled a playlist, so readers can get a sense of what I was listening to while I was writing.
Or maybe it’s just that beautiful things are so easily broken by the world.
What’s the point in wasting a perfectly good brick wall when you have someone to throw against it, that’s what I always say.
I’m not ritualistic about writing. I try to write as often as possible, which means that I have to be able to write in all kinds of situations, whether it’s at home on my couch, out at a cafe, or traveling.
You can’t forget the things you did in the past, or you’ll never learn from them.
There was something peculiarly gratifying about shouting in a blind rage until your words ran out. Of course, the aftermath was less pleasant. Once you’d told everyone you hated them and not to come after you, where exactly did you go?
The more you try to crush your true nature, the more it will control you. Be what you are. No one who really loves you will stop.
Will has always been the brighter burning star, the one to catch attention – but Jem is a steady flame, unwavering and honest. He could make you happy.
Love potions? For Will Herondale? T’aint my way to turn down payment, but any man who looks like you has got no need of love potions, and that’s a fact.
I’ve never seen anyone get so excited over books before. You’d think they were diamonds.