Jem leaned closer against the chair, staring into the fire. “Better it…

Cassandra Clare
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Jem leaned closer against the chair, staring into the fire. “Better it were my hands,” he said. Will shook his head. Exhaustion was muting the edges of everything in the room, blurring the flocked wallpaper into a single mass of dark color. “No. Not your hands. You need your hands for the violin. What do I need mine for? ✨ Cassandra Clare (2014). Clockwork Princess, p.170, Simon and Schuster
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