“What is it about elevators?”

TO BE HOPEFUL in bad times is not just foolishly romantic. It is based on the fact that human history is a history not only of cruelty, but also of compassion, sacrifice,...

“The oldest and strongest emotion of mankind is fear, and the oldest and strongest kind of fear is fear of the unknown”

Never confuse movement with action.

Want to play baseball?’” she asked. Shane’s eyes opened, and he stopped stroking her hair. “What?’” “First base,’” she said. “You’re already there.’” “I’m not running the...

“It wasn't that long, and it certainly wasn't the kind of kiss you see in movies these days, but it was wonderful in its own way, and all I can remember about the moment is that...

“It's him," I said. "Typhon."<br /> I was seriously hoping Chiron would say something good, like 'No, that's our huge friend Leroy! He's going to help us!”

“And I wondered if hurdlers ever thought, you know, 'This would go faster if we just got rid of the hurdles.”

“There are two kinds of fears: rational and irrational- or in simpler terms, fears that make sense and fears that don't.”

Without fear there cannot be courage.”

“Clary- "How to Come Out to Your Parents," she read out loud. "LUKE. Don't be ridiculous. Simon's not gay, he's a vampire.”

“Patch wasn't the kind of guy mothers smiled on. He was the kind of guy they changed the house locks for.”

“We both have war inside us. Sometimes it keeps us alive. Sometimes it threatens to destroy us.”

“To perceive is to suffer.”

“Often, it’s not about becoming a new person, but becoming the person you were meant to be, and already are, but don’t know how to be.

“It's about a girl who is on the cusp of becoming someone.. A girl who may not know what she wants right now, and she may not know who she is right now, but who deserves the...

“I have a passion for teaching kids to become readers, to become comfortable with a book, not daunted. Books shouldn't be daunting, they should be funny, exciting and wonderful;...

They'll either want to kill you, kiss you, or be you.”

I never said it would be easy, I only said it would be worth it.”

“Words can break someone into a million pieces, but they can also put them back together. I hope you use yours for good, because the only words you'll regret more than the ones...