„I know there are monsters on this earth,’ said Tessa. ‘You cannot tell me otherwise. I have seen them.“

— Cassandra Clare
„Do you know, I always thought unicorns were fabulous monsters, too? I never saw one alive before!"Well, now that we have seen each other," said the unicorn, "if you'll believe in me, I'll believe in you.“
— Lewis Carroll
„Then, if you love him," he said quietly, "please, Tessa, don't tell him what I just told you. Don't tell him that I love you.“
— Cassandra Clare
„You haven't broken his heart yet, have you?""No," Tessa said."I haven't broken his heart at all.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Well, I don't want you to die," Tessa said. "I don't know why I feel it so strongly -- I've just met you -- but I don't want you to die.""And I trust you," he said. "I don't know why -- I've just met you -- but I do.“
— Cassandra Clare
„So you're not going to speak tonight," Tessa said. "At all.""Not unless you instruct me to," said Will."This evening sounds as if it might be better than I thought.“
— Cassandra Clare
„Clary,” Jocelyn said. “I want you to meet Tessa Gray.“
— Cassandra Clare
„I know how you are with your words, and, Will- I love all of them. Every word you say. The silly ones, the mad ones, the beautiful ones, and the ones that are only for me. I love them, and I love you." - Tessa Gray“
— Cassandra Clare
„I have seen the truth; I have seen and I know that people can be beautiful and happy without losing the power of living on earth. I will not and cannot believe that evil is the normal condition of mankind. And it is just this faith of mine that they laugh at.“
— Fyodor Dostoyevsky
„So I broke into the palace, with a sponge and a rusty spannerShe said "eh, I know you and you cannot sing"I said "that's nothing you should hear me play piano"“
— Morrissey
„I remember the time an older man asked me when I was young, "Do you know what you are doing now?" I thought it was some kind of trick question.Tell me," I said.You are building your memories," he replied, "so make them good ones.“
— Ravi Zacharias