Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire Quotes

“She’s barely touching me, but the light brush of her skin against mine is enough to stop my breath for a moment. The few kisses I’ve had didn’t make me feel like this.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“Pride and bravery kill more than weapons.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“You… Why are you worrying about me, Lotte?” Her words sound so unsure, so genuinely confused, that it breaks my heart a little.
“Because somebody should,” I reply.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“Our eyes meet, and for a few seconds, all the noise in my head stops, and I forget why we’re here and everything that’s happened. It’s only us.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“The ground’s disappeared from underneath me, but I’m not falling, I’m not plummeting to my death.

Somehow, I’m floating, and I’m sure it’s because her arms are still holding me close.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“Don’t worry,” I say. “You’re more than worth the trouble.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“You…you mean a lot to me. You’re far from perfect, but so am I, and I think we’re both better now than we were when we met.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“Her hand in mine is as good as gold.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“She lets out a slow exhale, and hesitantly raises a hand. I nod, and she lightly traces two of her fingers over the scar, inspecting it like it’s a gem she’s been asked to appraise. I almost shiver at the feeling of her touching my skin, the beginnings of a shudder clinging to the bottom of my spine.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire

“You never really think about it, the complex mechanics that go on inside a human body in order to make it function. The incomprehensible language the body has to speak to itself in order for you to have the thought to take a step forward, and for your feet to carry out the idea, all within the space of a fraction of a second.

It’s beautiful and amazing and miraculous, but it’s also fragile. Anything can disrupt it, and then, the machinery stalls and breaks down, never quite working in the same way again.

You can trip on an uneven walkway and never be able to put weight on one knee after that. You can become so ill that your body is simply unable to maintain the level of energy that it used to, even if you get better. Or, you can have a problem in your brain that no one knows about until it suddenly decides to make you drop dead in the street one day.

One little hiccup is all it takes.”
― Erica Hollis, Hearts Forged in Dragon Fire