“She realised with an intense, wonderful rush that love didn't make you weak. It made you vulnerable, but it also made you strong.”

“Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger.”

“I always thought love made you stupid. Made you weak. A bad Shadowhunter. 'To love is to destroy.'I believed that[...]I used to think being a good warrior meant not caring,[...] And then I met you. You were a mundane. Weak. Not a fighter. Never trained[...] Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger than anyone I'd ever met. And I realized I was the one who was weak.”

“...allowing yourself to be vulnerable makes you weak but also opens you to the nuances of beauty...”

“They said love made you strong, but in Louise's opinion it made you weak. It corkscrewed into your heart and you couldn't get it out again, not without ripping your heart to pieces.”

“Hatred makes you weak where else love makes you vulnerable. There's a difference.”