Quotes About Adversity

Never doubt my weaseling abilities, Shadowhunter, for they are epic and memorable in their scope.

When life gives you lemons, make lemonade, and then throw it in the face of the person who gave you the lemons until they give you the oranges you originally asked for.

Weapons, when they break and are mended, can be stronger at the mended places," said Jace. "Perhaps hearts are the same.

Love didn't make you weak, it made you stronger.

Unpleasant?" he finished for her. "Only on the days when my adoptive mother tosses me out of the house with instructions never to darken her door again. Usually, I'm remarkably good-natured. Try me on any day that doesn't end in y.

Hang Mortmain," said Will. "And I mean that literally, of course, but also figuratively.

Hate is nothing when weighed against survival. (Valentine)

People are only invincible in books," said Cordelia. "I think you will find most of the time, not even then," said Tessa. "But at least we can always pick up a book and read it anew. Stories offer a thousand fresh starts.

You don't get it, Clary. You don't understand what it's like to live always at war, to grow up with battle and sacrifice. I guess it's not your fault. It's just how you were brought up-

The world is terrible," said Mark tonelessly. "And some are drawn down into it and drown there, and some rise above and carry others with them.

Fire tests gold

Because', she said, 'your problems are not real problems. You're dating two beautiful girls at once. Think about it. That's like...having rock-star problems.' 'Having rock-star problems may be the closest I ever get to being an actual rock star.

I am so screwed.

Does that mean you agree?" He groaned. "I think it means you crushed my spirit and beat me down." "Fantastic.

Demon pox,' said Will with the satisfaction of the truly vindicated.

Love did not overcome everything. Love did not always endure. All you had could be taken away, love could be the last thing you had, and then love could be taken too.

If I can not move heaven I shall raise Hell.

That is love, son of thorns. We welcome its cruelest blows and when we bleed from them, we whisper our thanks.

All of us lost something. Some of us lost everything.

Shadowhunters were brought up to handle anything, weren't they?

Whatever doesn't kill me...had better start running.

Not everything Jace did was insane and suicidal, she reminded herself. It just seemed that way. -Clary, pg.46-

Crying wouldn't help anything now.

Jace whistled. "Raphael is really having an exceptionally bad night." -Jace, pg.283-