--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: Oh, come on, Jace,\" Clary said. \"You…" description: "\"“Oh, come on, Jace,\" Clary said. \"You can't wait for perfect behavior from everyone. Adults screw up too. Go back to the Institute and talk to her rati..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/cassandra-clare-9_clary-fray_oh-come-on-jace-clary-said-you-can-t-wai_1915655.jpg" --- # Oh, come on, Jace," Clary said. "You can't wait for… ![“Oh, come on, Jace," Clary said. "You can't wait for perfect behavior from everyone. Adults screw up too. Go back to the Institute and talk to her rationally. Be a man." "I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes…” quote by Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/cassandra-clare-9_clary-fray_oh-come-on-jace-clary-said-you-can-t-wai_1915655.jpg) [Download](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/cassandra-clare-9_clary-fray_oh-come-on-jace-clary-said-you-can-t-wai_1915655.jpg) [Open image](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/69d/cassandra-clare-9_clary-fray_oh-come-on-jace-clary-said-you-can-t-wai_1915655.jpg) > ““Oh, come on, Jace," Clary said. "You can't wait for perfect behavior from everyone. Adults screw up too. Go back to the Institute and talk to her rationally. Be a man." "I don't want to be a man," said Jace. "I want to be an angst-ridden teenager who can't confront his own inner demons and takes it out verbally on other people instead." "Well," said Luke, "you're doing a fantastic job.”” [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) ## About This Quote This interpretation was drafted with AI assistance. It is one reading of the quote, not the author's own explanation. People often demand unrealistic perfection, ignoring that everyone, including adults, makes mistakes and struggles with inner conflicts. **In simple terms:** No one is perfect; accept flaws. Key Takeaway Embrace imperfection and seek growth. Themes acceptance imperfection growth self-awareness Mood reflective empathetic Type literary dialogue When to use this quote - relationships - personal development - conflict resolution Key Concepts psychology human nature emotional intelligence Questions to Reflect On - How do you handle others' flaws? - What does being a 'man' mean to you? 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I couldn’t stop walking, couldn’t…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/jace-you-don-t-have-to-i-was-trying-to-go-somewhere-jace-said-but-i/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“Well, when I was five, I wanted my mother to let me go around and around inside a dryer with the clothes,” Clary said.…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/well-when-i-was-five-i-wanted-my-mother-to-let-me-go-around-and/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) ## More by Cassandra Clare > [Against his own will, almost, Will felt himself understanding; he would have done anything, he thought, told any lie, taken any risk, to make…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/against-his-own-will-almost-will-felt-himself-understanding-he-would/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“So Jace is my actual family," Kit said. 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It was the Blackthorn family motto: A bad law is no…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/lex-malla-lex-nulla-said-julian-with-a-regretful-wave-of-his-hand-it/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [Maybe that was why she couldn't cry, she realized, staring dry-eyed at the ceiling. 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Magnus Bane?” “That would be me.” The man blocking the doorway was as tall and thin as a rail, his hair a crown…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/magnus-magnus-bane-that-would-be-me-the-man-blocking-the-doorway-was/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [Clary screamed out loud as he fell like a stone- And landed lightly on his feet just in front of her. Clary stared with…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/clary-screamed-out-loud-as-he-fell-like-a-stone-and-landed-lightly-on/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) > [“Not everything, Jace, is about you ," Clary said furiously. 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Right now it’s just a drawing—you can’t take fear away from a piece of paper, it…](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/cassandra-clare/i-mean-how-do-we-know-it-works-right-now-it-s-just-a-drawing-you-can/) [Cassandra Clare](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/author/cassandra-clare/) [Browse all 521 Clary quotes ](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/about/clary/) ```json { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@graph": [ { "@type": "Quotation", "text": "“Oh, come on, Jace,\" Clary said. \"You can't wait for perfect behavior from everyone. Adults screw up too. Go back to the Institute and talk to her rationally. 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