Words worth keeping

You’re wishin’ too much, baby. You gotta stop wearing your wishbone where your backbone oughtta be.

I felt my lungs inflate with the onrush of scenery—air, mountains, trees, people. I thought, "This is what it is to be happy.

Don't." Clary raised a warning hand. "I'm not really in the mood right now.""That's got to be the first time a girl's ever said that to me," Jace mused.

It's enough for me to be sure that you and I exist at this moment.

Start writing, no matter what. The water does not flow until the faucet is turned on.

All I ever wanted was to reach out and touch another human being not just with my hands but with my heart.

Walk as if you are kissing the Earth with your feet.

I fell in love with her courage, her sincerity, and her flaming self respect. And it's these things I'd believe in, even if the whole world indulged in wild suspicions that she wasn't all she should be. I love her and it is the beginning of everything.

Pursue what catches your heart, not what catches your eyes.

Of all forms of caution, caution in love is perhaps the most fatal to true happiness.

It is a curious thought, but it is only when you see people looking ridiculous that you realize just how much you love them.

أجمل حب هو الذي نعثر عليه أثناء بحثنا عن شيء آخر

Basically, I have two speeds.... Hostile or smart-aleck. Your choice.

Make improvements, not excuses. Seek respect, not attention.

No. I can survive well enough on my own— if given the proper reading material.