“Observe the wonders as they occur around you.
Don't claim them. Feel the artistry
moving through, and be silent.”

“Do you hate people?”

“I don't hate them… I just feel better when they're not around.”

“It never occurred to us to wonder how we would feel being seen like that.”

“And I shall get to know you
In these lifetimes
In awe and wonder
On down through the years
The nighttime angel spreads her wings around me
I feel the silence
And my doubts are cleared.”

“Some people skip through life; some people are dragged through it. I sometimes wonder whether we are moving through time or time is moving through us.”

“If you don't feel as close to God today as you did yesterday, who moved?”

“I don't have to be a hero, he thought in silent wonder. All I have to do is pretend.”

“Feel guilty. Mourn this. But move on. Don't let it destroy you. Forgive yourself.”

“Keep moving. Don't get bogged down. Don't think about the bad stuff. Smile and joke even when you don't feel like it. Especially when you don't feel like it.”

“Luke moved as silently as fog, while Maryse's heels sounded like gunshots on the marble floor. Clary wondered if Isabelle's propensity for unsuitable footwear was genetic.”