The Last War We Ever Fought Quotes

“She would wait for him at every sunrise. Thousands more. And he’d come to her in more than dreams. He’d come to her. He would find her as he had always found her.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“You were like the sky to me, my Rowan.” He touched a blood-stained palm to her cheek so tenderly. “Ever so blue, ever so exquisite, ever so far away from me.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“That I’ve found you in every lifetime. In every lifetime I’ve watched you die. In some you’ve died in my arms, too. Those are the ones I remember the most. You never remembered me. You don’t remember me still. You won’t remember me. I hope you won’t.” ”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“So be mine. At least for tonight. Then I will beg yet again tomorrow. And the day after. And the day after that.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“Be the death of me, Rowan.” His lips were on her face, on her neck, on her shoulder. “I want to die happy.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“Yes, my little thief, invoke me, chant my name like a curse and let me haunt back those who have haunted you.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“The truth that he was in love with her. The truth that despite the many lifetimes he’d lived and sought her, this one had felt like the first time ever. Elijah almost felt guilty. For having loved her in this life more than any other.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“And you? What do you do out there?” “I also wait.” “For what?” Her. “You,” he confessed.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“But her scars weren’t just scars. They became his wounds.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“I am not something you own.” His eyes flashed. “How can I greatly persuade you to reconsider?” he asked, leaning over the table, bringing their faces closer. “I treat what I own with utmost care.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“He was envious of her thoughts. For being inside what nothing else could get inside of—her mind.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“He was turmoil and she was tranquil.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“Any particular reason why you aggravate me on purpose?” “What did I do?” “Breathe.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“When you bury me like you buried the rest of your enemies, say it. I want you to say my name.” His eyes dropped to her lips. “I want you to be the very last one to do so.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought

“He was far worse than death—at least Death was a gentler God.”
― Wendy Heiss, The Last War We Ever Fought