Jean De La Fontaine (1621–1695) French poet, fabulist and writer.
Je plie, et ne romps pas.
Book I (1668), fable 22.
Fables (1668–1679)
“Their closeness wouldn't break, but it would bend and stretch into a new shape.”
— Cassandra Clare, book Lady Midnight
Source: Lady Midnight
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