Truth Quote by Cassandra Clare — Inspiring Words on Life, Love & Wisdom

“Then you're aping him. Valentine was one of the most arrogant and disrespectful men I've ever met. I suppose he brought you up to be just like him.”

“All knowledge hurts.”

“Perhaps not," said Will, who had ears like a bat's. "But I would make a radiant bride.”

“I thought of you,” he said again, “and it was as if you were there, with me. I saw your face. Your hair …” He wound a finger through a dangling curl beside her face. She could feel the warmth from his hand against her cheek. “And I was no longer afraid. I knew I would be able to come home, because of you. That you would lead me back. You are my constant star, Daisy.”

“Then why are you here?” Emma demanded. “Oh, is this one of those missed-connections things? We met the other night, you felt a spark? Sorry, but I don’t date trees.”

“A diary with no drawings of me in it? Where are the torrid fantasies? The romance covers?”

“Seek only light and freedom and do not immerse yourself too deeply in the worldly mire.”

“For your information, Dolores, Rudi gave me full leave to do what I think is best for our children.”

“Memorizing someone else’s explanation of the truth isn’t the same as seeing the truth for yourself. It is what it is—the memorization of second-hand knowledge. It is not your experience. It is not your knowledge. And no matter how much material is learned by rote, and no matter how eloquently we can speak about the memorized information, we’re clinging to a description of something that’s not ours. What’s more, the description is never the item itself. By holding onto our impression of certain descriptions, we frequently are unable to see the real thing when it’s right before our eyes. We are conditioned by memorizing and believing concepts—the truth of which we’ve never genuinely seen for ourselves.”

“If you once tell a lie, the truth is ever after your enemy.”

“Sometimes, to protect a secret we will say it so openly that most will not suspect the truth of what we are saying.”