“But if you cannot at once laugh at a thing or believe in it, you have no business in the Middle Ages. Or in the world for that matter.”

“She simply cannot let go of love- and who can blame that? Is it not the hardest thing in the world to relinquish, once you have it?”

“Nonsense wakes up the brain cells. And it helps develop a sense of humor, which is awfully important in this day and age. Humor has a tremendous place in this sordid world. It's more than just a matter of laughing. If you can see things out of whack, then you can see how things can be in whack.”

“The really frightening thing about middle age is that you know you'll grow out of it. ”

“There's nothing wild about me. I'm a solid middle-aged man.""Except that once a month you turn into a wolf and go tearing around slaughtering things," Clary said."It could be worse," Luke said. "Men my age have been known to purchase expensive sports cars and sleep with supermodels.”

“I want you to believe...to believe in things that you cannot.”