“For free will is what makes us Heaven's creatures.”

“I don’t want to be Nephilim,” said Jace. “I want to be something else. Stronger, faster, better than human. But different. Not subservient to the Laws of an angel who couldn’t care less about us. Free.” He ran his hand through a curl of her hair. “I’m happy now, Clary. Doesn’t that make a difference?”

“We don't require luck," said Will, "we have a heavenly mandate, after all. With God on your side, what does luck matter?”

“Keeping demons from this world is your mandate, a mandate from heaven. And a mandate from heaven isn't something you can just ignore.”

“That was the justice of Heaven. I trust that you are not dismayed.”

“People fell in love, and lost, and moved on. He didn’t know why he couldn’t. He didn’t know why he didn’t even want to. All he knew was that whatever he had to owe to Hell or Heaven for this chance, he was going to make it count.”

“Everyone has choices to make; no one has the right to take those choices away from us. Not even out of love..”