“And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.”

—  Cassandra Clare , book Lady Midnight

Variant: These pictures are my heart. And if my heart was a canvas, every square inch of it would be painted over with you.
Source: Lady Midnight

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