Humans were so stupid. They had something so precious, and they barely…

Cassandra Clare
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Humans were so stupid. They had something so precious, and they barely safeguarded it at all. They threw away their lives for money, for packets of powder, for a stranger's charming smile. ✨ Cassandra Clare (2009). Sample of the CITYs, p.7, Simon and Schuster
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