Heartless Hero Quotes

“Because with her, the knife is in me, and I’m gutted, but without her, I’m bleeding.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“A moment passed, his eyes locked on mine; then he trailed his knuckles along my still-flushed cheeks. “Fuck,” he cursed. “I like this look on you.” “What look?” He grinned, looking more wolfish than man. “Me.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“He was a noir, black and white, moonlight and shadow, a nightmare and a dream.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“Theo and I are old tape. We come together, we fall apart fast.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“He was as essential to my heart as the blood that made it beat.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“He’s my guard, but I feel like his slave.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“love is conditional. Some people were obvious about their strings, but everyone has them. If you love someone, it’s only a matter of time until they take it away.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“We’ve belonged together for years. I’m keeping you. You don’t get to let me go, Abigail.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“I was Abigail Crowne, fire starter, attention seeker, scandal maker. The Reject Princess. Unloved, uncared for, unwanted. There was only one way to dethrone a princess. As my mom said, you don’t get to stay a princess and marry a pauper, and a Crowne without a castle is just a hunk of metal.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“You were the most distracting fairy tale, Abigail Crowne, but you were worth every harsh reality.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“You see my darkness, and you fill it with light.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“I love you, Abigail.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“Uneasy is the girl who wears the name Crowne.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“Hi, sweet girl.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“Let me in, Abigail. Let me protect you.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero

“The Swan Swell dress code was a strict white. What-the-fuck-ever. I guess I was going to officially embrace my role as the black swan.”
― Mary Catherine Gebhard, Heartless Hero