Top 500 Marie Lu Quotes (2026 Update)
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351. “The world shifts, tilts, sometimes collapses. But sometimes, it bends toward you, and everything feels right.”

— Marie Lu

352. “We are sisters. Despite all we’ve been through, all that we have held against each other, we are sisters until death comes for us.”

— Marie Lu

353. “If Metias joined the Patriots, he’d be a Hacker too. If he were alive.”

— Marie Lu

354. “And I’m not horrified. I look at it, indulging in the darkness around me, feeding me, strengthening me, and I realize that I’m happy I killed him. Truly happy.”

— Marie Lu

355. “But the surest way to slow your own progress is to rush yourself into situation you’re not ready for.”

— Marie Lu

356. “Set this world on fire, Enzo. With everything you have.”

— Marie Lu

357. “At this moment, all I’m thinking about is what I’d give up for the chance to kiss her or to run my fingers through her dark hair.”

— Marie Lu

358. “My life became the lives of Day and June, and through them I saw my own fears, hopes and aspirations play out across their canvas. Now I’ve reached the point where our stories diverge. They are off to live beyond the confines of the trilogy; I am left waving to them from the sidelines. I don’t know where they’ll go but I think they’re going to be okay.”

— Marie Lu

359. “Don’t be afraid,” he says with a half smile. “You’re with me.” His hand tightens around my wrist, tugging me down again playfully. And this time, I feel safe enough to take a deep breath of my own and do as he says.”

— Marie Lu

360. “I’m thinking about Enzo, the way he used to be. The hard look in his eyes as he trained me, and then the vulnerability I saw in him whenever we were alone. I don’t need to push Sergio to know that Raffaele had asked Enzo to kill him, just as he did to me. Enzo had spared us both. He had been such a strong leader, such a natural crown prince. He would have been an admirable king.”

— Marie Lu

361. “Maybe it’s the expression in her eyes, something at once coolly logical and fiercely defiant.”

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362. “That’s another thing to love about me. I steal.”

— Marie Lu

363. “After she was gone, I sheathed her sword at my belt, draped her cloak over my shoulders, carried her heart in my arms, and, somehow, went on.”

— Marie Lu

364. “Sometimes the sun sets earlier, days don’t last forever you know.”

— Marie Lu

365. “A low, sweet sound comes from his throat. I bring a hand up to the back of his neck. Aside from the deep warmth of passion, my energy stays very, very still, and for the first time, I don’t miss it.”

— Marie Lu

366. “You won’t find it if you haven’t found it yet.”

— Marie Lu

367. “I certainly don’t understand all these strange new feelings inside me – am I here because I love him, or because I owe him?”

— Marie Lu

368. “The mind can make you believe whatever it wants you to believe.”

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369. “The world grows smaller,′ she finally said. ‘And small worlds cultivate greed. It is a grievous sin... We are not all like them. I am sorry, child, for your loss, and I am sorry for them, for seeing such a small world.”

— Marie Lu

370. “I know that something has answered my prayer, and at the same time has also told me what my sacrifice must be. I have been offered a chance to never hurt Day again.”

— Marie Lu

371. “Fear motivates, more than love or ambition or joy. Fear is more powerful than anything else in the world. I have spent so long yearning for things – for love, for acceptance – that I do not really need.”

— Marie Lu

372. “Hiding it makes you more beautiful,” Magiano says. Then he takes his hand away, exposing my scar again. “But revealing it makes you you.” He nods at me. “So wear it proudly.”

— Marie Lu

373. “We are the children of gods and angels.”

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374. “In this moment, I am a god.”

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375. “Even monsters must dream of fears and wants, and the sadness in his voice drew me closer.”

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376. “Music is the sound of God, Nannerl. If given the talent, it means God has chosen you as an ambassador for His voice. Your music will be as if God has given you eternal life.”

— Marie Lu

377. “You keep using that word – I don’t think it means what you think it means.”

— Marie Lu

378. “Lies are told more easily when you don’t see them as lies.”

— Marie Lu

379. “Thank you,” she says. “You’re a good kid. I bet the Republic hasn’t seen the last of you.”

— Marie Lu

380. “El miedo te hace fuerte.”

— Marie Lu

381. “If I’ve learned anything from my past and my present, it’s the power of fear. You can give your subjects all the generosity in the world, and still they will demand more. But those who are afraid don’t fight back. I know this well enough.”

— Marie Lu

382. “As you can see, I keep my word,” I call to the rest of the crowd. “Do not take advantage of my generosity, and I will not take advantage of your weakness.”

— Marie Lu

383. “I laugh at him, and behind us, several Inquisitors stir in surprise at the sound. Only Magiano can coax joy out of me so easily.”

— Marie Lu

384. “I can taste the good-bye on his lips.”

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385. “Enzo enters with a sweep of dark robes, bringing with him the scent of wind, night, and death.”

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386. “I have spent my entire life thinking of the Inquisitors as things, soulless creatures. But they are just men. Men can be swayed, and I have the power to do it.”

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387. “He cares for you, you know.” Violetta turns her head briefly in the direction of the closed doors. “Magiano. I’ve seen him standing guard outside your door, making sure you aren’t having another nightmare or an illusion.”

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388. “Fear is your sword.”

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389. “The world’s deadliest mercenaries choose to serve you, the whispers say, because they have yet to meet me.”

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390. “You do what you need to do.”

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391. “What is so great about being good?”

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392. “I don’t want – to go – I don’t want – to leave you – Eden –.”

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393. “Because my mother taught me that, in spite of everything, I must choose goodness.”

— Marie Lu

394. “I lean forward into this looking-glass version of our very first meeting. My steady gaze meets his. “So, I have a job offer for you,” I say to him. “Would you like to hear more?”

— Marie Lu

395. “I watch him for a moment, waiting for him to expose those brilliant eyes to the world again. But he doesn’t. After a while, I hear his breathing grow steady and see his head droop, and I know he’s fallen asleep. I.”

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396. “His words remind me of the strange whispers that have accompanied my illusions – something dark and vengeful, tempting and powerful. A weight presses on my chest. I am afraid. Intrigued.”

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397. “Every problem has a solution, doesn’t it? I want to prove to you the sense in my plans.”

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398. “Enzo’s eyes flick back to me. He does not ask if I will be okay. His silent approval makes me stand taller.”

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399. “Before I can say anything else, he steps forward and takes my face in his hands. Then he’s kissing me one last time.”

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400. “Fear motivates, more than love or ambition or joy. Fear is more powerful than anything else in the world.”

— Marie Lu