“Don't grow up...It's a trap.”
“Don't you think it's sometimes wise not to grow up. ”
“A trap is only a trap if you don't know about it. If you know about it, it's a challenge.”
“Growing up is a trap," snapped Dr. Robbins. "When they tell you to shut up, they mean stop talking. When they tell you to grow up, they mean stop growing. Reach a nice level plateau and settle there, predictable and unchanging, no longer a threat.”
“If you didn't grow up like I did then you don't know, and if you don't know it's probably better you don't judge.”
“You don't get it, Clary. You don't understand what it's like to live always at war, to grow up with battle and sacrifice. I guess it's not your fault. It's just how you were brought up-”