Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat …

Cassandra Clare
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Lies and secrets, Tessa, they are like a cancer in the soul. They eat away what is good and leave only destruction behind. ✨ Cassandra Clare (2013). Clockwork Prince, p.395, Simon and Schuster
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