Top 450 Marie Lu Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “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.”

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352. “We were never meant to exist, Adelina,” he says. “And we will never exist again. But we cannot take the entire world with us.” He meets my gaze. “No matter how it has wronged us.”

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

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

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

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

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

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358. “I laugh with him. I imagine mixing poison into his tea, then watching his face turn purple and anguished; I picture myself leaning over him, looking on patiently, with my chin resting in my hands, admiring his dying, writhing body as I count out the minutes.”

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359. “I’ve looked over my shoulder for a decade,′ I whisper, ’wondering what it was that was missing in my life. Turns out, all this time, it was you.”

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

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361. “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.”

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

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363. “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.”

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364. “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.”

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365. “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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366. “El miedo te hace fuerte.”

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367. “I’m suddenly angry. Why must I lose everything that I care for? Why is love such a weakness? I wish, for an instant, that I didn’t need such a thing.”

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

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

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370. “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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371. “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.”

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

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373. “In this moment, I am a god.”

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

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375. “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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376. “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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377. “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?”

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

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379. “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.”

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380. “Fear is your sword.”

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381. “There is a yearning in you to set things right, little malfetto – you are smarter than the others, because you know there is something wrong with you. It tears at your conscience, doesn’t it? You have hatred for yourself, and I admire that.”

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382. “You do what you need to do.”

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

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385. “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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386. “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.”

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

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

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

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390. “It was my advantage on the streets too. When you aren’t accountable to anything, you can move pretty goddy fast.”

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391. “Action without heart is meaningless.”

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392. “Everyone knows that to openly show any disrespect for Magiano means instant death at my hands.”

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393. “Someday, when I am nothing but dust and wind, what tale will they tell about me? Another slow breath. Another. A final exhale.”

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394. “The older we were, the less magnificent we seemed.”

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395. “Music is music. The source of it does not matter so much.”

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

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397. “June,” Day murmurs. I feel a strange warmth at the sound of my name on his lips.”

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398. “I keep a fair distance between Raffaele and myself as we walk. He seems to do the same, and we don’t look at each other as we make our way down the long steps of the Tamouran palace’s main gates, where horses are waiting for us. From there, we ride underneath a cloudy sky that threatens more rain.”

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399. “He laughed too often and fell in love too quickly and drank too freely.”

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400. “Everything about Enzo whispers of danger, of murder in the name of righteousness. I’m desperate to pull away. I ache for more. I tremble uncontrollably, caught in the middle.”

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