“I let you come to my salon because you amuse me, Matthew Fairchild. Because you are a child - a silly and beautiful child, who touches fire because it is lovely, and forgets that it will burn him.”
― Chain of Gold
― Chain of Gold
“To love one another is to come as close as we ever can to being angels ourselves.”
― Chain of Iron
― Chain of Iron
“We do not get to choose when in our lives we feel pain," said Matthew. "It comes when it comes, and we try to remember, even though we cannot imagine a day when it will release its hold on us, that all pain fades. All misery passes. Humanity is drawn to light, not darkness.”
― Chain of Gold
― Chain of Gold
“I believe that decadence is a valuable perspective that should always be considered.”
― Chain of Iron
― Chain of Iron
“We are none of us perfect, and no one expects perfection. But when you have hurt people, you must allow them their anger. Otherwise it will only become another thing you have tried to take away.”
― Chain of Iron
― Chain of Iron
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