“It would hardly benefit me to hold anything back unnecessarily, when I know what I'm asking. For you to find a needle in--God, not even a haystack. A needle in a tower full of other needles.”

—  Cassandra Clare , book Clockwork Prince

Source: Clockwork Prince

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