“I suppose we all lie to ourselves sometimes.”

“Sometimes," said Will, "they're even supposed to blow up.”

“I don't suppose it would help if I told you that is the way life is. The good suffer, the evil flourish, and all that is mortal passes away.”

“It's nearly full dark. We should go.""We? I thought you were going to leave me alone.""I lied," Jace said without a shred of embarrassment.”

“Pointless, needless suffering and pain? I don’t suppose it would help if I told you that was the way life is. The good suffer, the evil flourish, and all that is mortal passes away.”

“We who are immortal, we are chained to this life by a chain of gold, and we dare not sever it for fear of what lies beyond the drop.”

“We came to see Jace. Is he alright?""I don't know," Magnus said. "Does he normally just lie on the floor like that without moving?”