Life Quotes Quote by Cassandra Clare, City of Bones — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

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

“Declarations of love amuse me. Especially when unrequited.”

““What's this?" he demanded, looking from Clary to his companions, as if they might know what she was doing there.”

““I was trying to make you jealous!" Simon screamed, right back. His hands were fisted at his sides. "You're so stupid, Clary. You're so stupid, can't you see anything?"”

““Jace looked as if she had slapped him. "Why are you determined not to believe us?"”

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

“Life is a compromise of what your ego wants to do, what experience tells you to do, and what your nerves let you do.”

“There is nothing more frightful than ignorance in action.”

“One who has loved truly, can never lose entirely. Love is whimsical and temperamental. Its nature is ephemeral, and transitory. It comes when it pleases,and goes away without warning. Accept and enjoy it while it remains, but spend no time worrying about its departure. Worry will never bring it back.”

“The happiness that is genuinely satisfying is accompanied by the fullest exercise of our faculties and the fullest realization of the world in which we live.”

“To know a species, look at its fears. To know yourself, look at your fears. Fear in itself is not important, but fear stands there and points you in the direction of things that are important. Don't be afraid of your fears, they're not there to scare you; they're there to let you know that something is worth it.”