“He weights losses about twice as much as gains, which is normal.”

“I don't see why its taking so long," Maryse was saying to Magnus "is that normal?"
"What's not normal is the discount I'm giving you."Magnus tapped the heel of his boot against the wall. "Normally I charge twice this much”

“He has not lived in vain
who learns to be unruffled
by loss, by gain,
by, joy, by pain.”

“Our world was created with a sense of order. For every loss, there is a gain. Sometimes we are so blinded by the loss that we don't see the gain, don't recognize the gift.”

“It was truly amazing, Clary thought, how much teenage boys were able to eat without ever gaining weight or making themselves sick.
-pg.68”

“There's no great loss without some small gain.”

“What is one man's gain is another's loss.”

“The gain to the winner is always less than the loss to the loser.”

“Imagine a weight-loss program at the end of which, instead of better health, good looks, and hot romantic prospects, you die. Somalia had become just this kind of spa.”

“Once her love had been publicized, it would gain weight, become a burden.”