“People will always criticize. Stay upbeat and love yourself! There's nothing wrong with being different.”
“People are such idiots. As if there's something wrong with being in love.”
“There's nothing wrong with not understanding yourself.”
“There's nothing wrong with being a large mammal.”
“Clary, you're an artist, like your mother. That means you see the world in ways that other people don't. It's your gift, to see the beauty and the horror in ordinary things. It doesn't make you crazy — just different. There's nothing wrong with being different.”
“If being sane is thinking there's something wrong with being different....I'd rather be completely fucking mental.”