You know how the bonds of family are, my lady... They cling as tightly…

Cassandra Clare
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You know how the bonds of family are, my lady... They cling as tightly as vines. And sometimes, like vines, they cling tightly enough to kill. ✨ Cassandra Clare (2009). City of Ashes, p.176, Simon and Schuster
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You know how the bonds of family are, my lady... They cling as tightly as vines. And sometimes, like vines, they cling tightly enough to kill. ✨ Cassandra Clare (2009). City of Ashes, p.176, Simon and Schuster

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