“If You don't give readers what they want, they'll be mad at you. If you give them what they do want, they'll be even more mad at you.”

“wanting what you could not have led to misery and madness”

“But all these were things he could not want, because they were things he could not have, and wanting what you could not have led to misery and madness.”

“Look, it's easy to outsmart a werewolf or a vampire," Jace said. "They're no smarter than anyone else. But faeries live for hundreds of years and they're as cunning as snakes. They can't lie, but they love to engage in creative truth-telling. They'll find out whatever it is you want most in the world and give it to you—with a sting in the tail of the gift that will make you regret you ever wanted it in the first place." He sighed. "They're not really about helping people. More about harm disguised as help.”

“I don't do what I'm told, but I might do what you want if you ask me nicely.”

“But God knows, I don't want anyone but you. I don't even want to want anyone but you.”

“He wanted to make her laugh. He wanted to sit and listen to her talk about books until his ears fell off. But all these were things he could not want, because they were things he could not have, and wanting what you could not have led to misery and madness.”