Shot Across the Bow Quotes

“The scripture actually reads: The blood of the covenant is thicker than the water of the womb,” Cami explained. “Matthew was talking about oaths, the blood oaths people entered into back then, and how those bonds were stronger and more important than the bonds of family. Today, most scholars read the verse and take it to mean that the promises we make to people, the vows we pledge to friends or lovers or whoever, are stronger”
― Julie Ann Walker, Shot Across the Bow