He was conscientious, the kind of person who believed that the others around him were so much more important than he was, who already believed that he was letting everybody down. And he was honest, the kind of person who was naturally open about all he felt and all he wanted. {His} virtues had made a trap for him: these two good qualities had collided painfully. He felt that he could not be honest without disappointing everybody he loved. It was a hideous conundrum for him. It was as if the world had been designed to make him unhappy.

— The Bane Chronicles: What to But the Shadowhunter Who Has Everything )And Who You're Not Officially Dating Anyway)