You don't get it, Clary. You don't understand what it's like to live a…

Cassandra Clare
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You don't get it, Clary. You don't understand what it's like to live always at war, to grow up with battle and sacrifice. I guess it's not your fault. It's just how you were brought up- ✨ Cassandra Clare (2012). Cassandra Clare: The Mortal Instruments Series (5 books): City of Bones; City of Ashes; City of Glass; City of Fallen Angels, City of Lost Souls, p.1203, Simon and Schuster
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