“There is no better distraction in this world than losing oneself in books for awhile.”
― Chain of Gold
― Chain of Gold
“I am a Herondale. We love but once."
"That is only a story."
"Haven't you heard?" James said bitterly. "All the stories are true.”
― Chain of Gold
"That is only a story."
"Haven't you heard?" James said bitterly. "All the stories are true.”
― Chain of Gold
“We don’t always love people who deserve it.”
― Chain of Gold
― Chain of Gold
“How much is love meant to hurt?" he had asked his father once.
"Oh, terribly," his father had said with a smile. "But we suffer for love because love it worth it.”
― Chain of Gold
"Oh, terribly," his father had said with a smile. "But we suffer for love because love it worth it.”
― Chain of Gold
“Why didn’t you tell me there was danger? Why didn’t you warn me? Ladies know what to guard against, because they read novels that tell them of these tricks; but I never had the chance of discovering in that way; and you did not help me!”
― Tess of the D’Urbervilles
― Tess of the D’Urbervilles
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