“Everyone is afraid of something. We fear things because we value them. We fear losing people because we love them. We fear dying because we value being alive. Don't wish you didn't fear anything. All that would mean is that you didn't feel anything.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
“To make a true choice, we must have true knowledge.”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
“The bad things can't matter more than the good things”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
“Sometimes the most ruthless heart speaks the most truth”
― Lord of Shadows
― Lord of Shadows
“Value your parabatai," he said. "For it is a precious bond. All love is precious. It is why we do what we do. Why do we fight demons? Why are they not fit custodians of this world? What makes us better? It is because they do not build, but destroy. They do not love, but hate only. We are human and fallible, we Shadowhunters. But if we did not have the capability to love, we could not guard humans; we must love to guard them. My parabatai, he loved like few ever could love, with all and everything. I see you are like that too; it burns more brightly in you than the fire of Heaven”
― City of Heavenly Fire
― City of Heavenly Fire
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