“Being smart was key; being careful was critical.Being lucky didn’t hurt.”
“...because being a smart-ass is always preferable to being a dumb-ass.”
“Jace knew he was being cruel, and he barely cared. Hurting people he loved was almost as good as hurting himself when he was in this kind of mood.”
“Being smart takes patience. Being wise takes pain. Being apathetic takes practice. Being in love takes everything...away.”
“When I saw Fäolin fall, I understood then that the true agony of war isn't being wounded yourself, it's having to watch those you care about being hurt.”
“Now is a time for, dare I say it, kindness. I thought being extremely smart would take care of it. But I see I have been found out.”