Chain of Iron (The Last Hours, #2)

by Cassandra Clare

“You may fear what will happen if you speak your heart. You may wish to hide things because you fear hurting others. But secrets have a way of eating at relationships, Jamie. At love, at friendship—they undermine and destroy them until in the end you find you are bitterly alone with the secrets you kept.”

“May I have your permission to shout, keeping in mind I am not shouting at you?” he said to Cordelia. “Oh, quite,” she said. “I like a good shouting in general.”

Look at me and tell me there is someone you love more than that bottle in your hand.”

He was fond of Magnus, as fond as he could be of anyone. But the other warlock had a well-deserved reputation for throwing his energy away on Shadowhunters.

That her mother had cursed her with power over men, but not women—never women—not because she did not believe women had influence, but because she could not bear the thought that Grace might ever have power over her.

“You cannot save people who do not want to be saved,” said Magnus. “You can only stand by their side and hope that when they wake and realize they need saving, you will be there to help them.”