“However much you love somebody, you should always keep a part of yourself to yourself. Never give it all. You can never be yourself otherwise.”

“But you ain't part of it, are you?" said Granny conversationally. "You try, but you always find yourself watchin' yourself watchin' people, eh? Never quite believin' anything? Thinkin' the wrong thoughts?”

“And identity is funny being yourself is funny as you are never yourself to yourself except as you remember yourself and then of course you do not believe yourself.”

“You try to keep life simple but it never works, and in the end all you have left is yourself.”

“If you begin to give away parts of yourself, eventually you'll give it all. And once you've lost yourself, haven't you lost everything?”

“How much can you know about yourself if you've never been in a fight?”

“If you want to give yourself a fair chance to succeed, never expect too much too soon”

“It's much easier to get over someone if you can delude yourself into thinking you never really cared that much.”

“They all have always loved you, Will Herondale, for you cannot hide what is good about yourself, however hard you try.”

“You sacrifice yourself, your wealth torments you,
You give away yourself,
You don't take care of yourself, you don't love yourself;
Great agony always compels you,
The agony of an overflowing barn, an overabundant heart;
But no one thanks you any longer …”