“When two people are at one in their inmost hearts, they shatter even the strength of iron or bronze.”

— Cassandra Clare , book Clockwork Prince

Source: The Infernal Devices, Clockwork Princess (2013), p. 564, inscription on the back of Tessa's jade pendant

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