“It means 'Shadowhunters: Looking Better in Black Than the Widows of our Enemies Since 1234'.”

“Widows are far better than brides. They don't tell, they won't yell, they don't swell, they rarely smell, and they're grateful as hell.”

“During our youth, there is something in us that is better than ourselves, I mean better than our desires, our pleasures, our yieldings, and our inclinations. Our soul is good then, even though our intelligence and will are not.”

“O people! Your God is one and your forefather (Adam) is one. An Arab is not better than a non-Arab and a non-Arab is not better than an Arab, and a red (i. e. white tinged with red) person is not better than a black person and a black person is not better than a red person, except in piety.”

“‎It is better to pursue a hopeless hope than to give in to black despair.”

“Better make a weak man your enemy than your friend.”

“I've heard all the usual Sweetness and Light that kids get pushed at them—how they should always forgive, how there’s some good in the worst of us, etc. But when I see a black widow, I step on it; I don’t plead with it to be a good little spider and please stop poisoning people. A black widow spider can’t help it—but that’s the point.”

“It is better to learn war early from friends, than late from enemies.”

“A blow from your friend is better than a kiss from your enemy.”

“Martin, at my age, eroticism is reduced to enjoying caramel custard and looking at widows' necks.”