“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
“When I am with you, I imagine that my heart is beating, though it has not beaten for seven years. You give me so much, and I can give you nothing at all.”
― Chain of Iron
― Chain of Iron
“James had never imagined that the hardest thing he would ever do in his life was nothing at all.”
― Chain of Iron
― Chain of Iron
“To love one another is to come as close as we ever can to being angels ourselves.”
― Chain of Iron
― Chain of Iron
“I thought of you,” he said again, “and it was as if you were there, with me. I saw your face. Your hair …” He wound a finger through a dangling curl beside her face. She could feel the warmth from his hand against her cheek. “And I was no longer afraid. I knew I would be able to come home, because of you. That you would lead me back. You are my constant star, Daisy.”
― Chain of Iron
― Chain of Iron
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