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Cassandra smiles as she looks to the camera in a mid-shot. Her hair is curled in loose waves and she wears lipstick.

"And [the removal of] people of colour and Jewish people, who were such an integral part of European history, is so weird to me."

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A blue book cover titled The Ragpicker King with silver and gold elements depicting a city above and below title.

Cassandra Clare smiles as she shows her book Sword Catcher at a signing in a bookshelf, with her novel displayed behind her.

"I wanted to keep the idea of a wandering people who are looking for a home, but I wanted to make it very clear that that home was not specifically Israel."

"I'm sort of reminded of this idea that women 'can't be trusted' with stories … like, 'She shouldn't have written about that and if she did write about that, it reflects something about her personally.'"

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