“It is very sad to me that some people are so intent on leaving their mark on the world that they don't care if that mark is a scar.”

“As you move through this life…you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life - and travel - leaves marks on you.”

“No love, no friendship, can cross the path of our destiny without leaving some mark on it forever.”

“Travel changes you. As you move through this life and this world you change things slightly, you leave marks behind, however small. And in return, life — and travel — leaves marks on you. Most of the time, those marks — on your body or on your heart — are beautiful. Often, though, they hurt.”

“Don't you think 'Mark is kind of a weird name for a Shadowhunter?" Julian was saying as Emma approached. "I mean, if you really think about it. It's confusing. 'Put a Mark on me, Mark.”

“All our days are marked with/
unexpected/
affronts--some/
disastrous, others/
less so/
but the process is/
wearing and/
continuous./
Attrition rules./
Most give/
way/
leaving/
empty spaces/
where people should/
be.”

“I do not want to pass the time. I want to grab hold of it and leave my mark upon the world.”

“A town so suffocating and small, you tripped over people you hated every day. People who knew things about you. It's the kind of place that leaves a mark.”

“Hustlers of the world, there is one Mark you cannot beat: The Mark Inside.”

“But we never want to talk about sadness without leaving a scar. We don't even realize that behind the wound inside the oyster's body is a beautiful pearl.”