Hearts of Fire Quotes

“Would it make you feel better to know that we all get the same number of hours in a day, days in a year? Some people might be rich and some might be poor, but none of them can buy time. It is one of the fairest systems in the world.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Skin is important, Lille. Some marks last forever. You have to decide if they’re worth it.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“You’re the love of my life, and I need you so much I can’t breathe without it.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Well, yeah, staying together for love is better than staying together because of a piece of paper. The paper is the prison. Making the choice to stay with someone without the prison feels more like true love to me.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“You’re a stranger. A kind of scary-looking stranger, if I’m being honest, no offence. So leading you right to where I live would be dumb, right?”

He almost smiled, and wow, when Jack McCabe almost smiled, it really was something to behold. I wasn’t sure I could handle a full one. “I’m good scary, Lille. The kind that frightens off bad scary.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“I haven’t been everywhere, but it’s on my list”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Why do you call me flower?”
… “Because when I touch you, you fucking bloom.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“You wanted me?” I said quietly.
“All the time.”
“I never saw. I thought I was the one who watched you.”
“You were. That’s why I started watching back.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Kiss me, Jack,” I begged, forcing myself to ask for what I truly wanted for once. “I can’t,” he replied with a sigh of frustration. “Please,” I whimpered desperately. “When I kiss you, it will be everywhere. When I kiss you, I won’t stop there. If I taste you, I’ll want to taste everything.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“You don’t always have to judge people just because they might have had it easier than you. We’re all struggling in our own way.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Make mistakes, Lille. Walk on the cracks. Break the rules that were made to be broken.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“If I thought there was even a single shred of a chance you’d still be alive, then I would have destroyed the entire world to find you. You’re my brother. I love you. Please understand that none of what happened was within either of our power to change.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Your guardian angel’s a man?” She gave me a little wry look, and for the first time in days, I saw a hint of the old Lola coming back to life. “Of course. I like to imagine he’s hopelessly in love with me, but we can never be together because it’s against the rules.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“I let out a loud bark of a laugh and teased, “Well, you’re no Gandy.” Jack shot me a confused glance. “And thank fuck for that. Who wants to look like a little old bald man with John Lennon glasses?”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Do you know that’s where the word comes from? Hangover? Historically, when there was a hanging, there’d also be a big street party, everyone boozing it up. Then the next day, when the hanging was over, they’d all feel like a steaming pile of shit, hence the now commonly used term.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“I didn’t get far when he was suddenly behind me. He looped his finger through my belt and practically
dragged me to the corner he’d been standing in.

“What the fu….”

“Stay still,” he ordered. “I need you to block the wind.”

I didn’t have any snappy comebacks, so I simply stood there, amazed by his gruffness. Hadn’t anyone ever taught him simple manners? When I looked at him, I thought that maybe they hadn’t. I could easily imagine him as a little Mowgli type, being raised by animals in the jungle.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Wow, I think my crush just disappeared. Cowardice was a surprisingly big turn-off.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Some marks last forever. You have to decide if they’re worth it.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“You have never been invisible to me, flower. You’re all I see.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Staying together for love is better than staying together because of a piece of paper.The paper is the prison. Making the choice to stay with someone without the prison feels more like true love to me.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“I didn’t mince my words, I said inappropriate crap, I acted inappropriately, and seemingly King found all of this endearing for whatever reason.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Well, you’re no Gandy.” Jack shot me a confused glance. “And thank fuck for that. Who wants to look like a little old bald man with John Lennon glasses?”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“When I kiss you, it will be everywhere. When I kiss you, I won’t stop there. If I taste you, I’ll want to taste everything.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Would it make you feel better to know that we all get the same number of hours in a day, days in a year? Some people might be rich and some might be poor, but none of them can buy time. It is one of the fairest systems in the world.” “Yeah, but most rich people live longer lives than the poor.” Jack shrugged. “I’m not talking about lifespans. I’m talking about time. And what makes you a good judge of what is enough? Maybe stop thinking of enough and just live in the moment. Then you won’t worry — you’ll just be experiencing.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“To me, some people feel like the lives they’ve lived are novels. With Jack, I wanted to get my hands on the book and feverishly work my way through the pages until I got to the end.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Little did she know, I really did want to get hurt. It was irrational and probably stupid, but I wanted to feel the pain of having my emotions stomped all over. All of the best creative minds in the world had their hearts broken. It's what made their art genuine, vital, human. It had the potential to elevate me from just a "good" artist into a great one.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“For this world of readers and writers. There’s nowhere else I’d rather be than here with you. May we all have an adventure just like Lille’s, in the pages and in our minds.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“คุณรู้อะไรไหม แจ๊ค คุณไม่จำเป็นต้องตัดสินผู้คนตลอดเวลาแค่เพราะพวกเขาอาจจะมีชีวิตที่สะดวกสบายกว่าคุณหรอกนะ คนเราก็ดิ้นรนในแบบของตัวเองทั้งนั้นแหละ”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“It was like masturbation for artistas: draw the thing that turns you on.”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire

“Because when I touch you, you fucking bloom,”
― L.H. Cosway, Hearts of Fire