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

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352. “The world shifts, tilts, sometimes collapses. But sometimes, it bends toward you, and everything feels right.”

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353. “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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354. “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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355. “Sometimes the sun sets earlier, days don’t last forever you know.”

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356. “The fire in you burns as fiercely as it did when I first met you.”

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357. “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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358. “In spite of everything I’d seen and all I knew about what was wrong with the NeuroLink-I’m sad without it. Hideo had created something that changed all of our lives, often for the better. It was a creation that had probably saved my life. And yet, here I am. Maybe I should feel like a hero. But I don’t. It’s always easier to destroy than create.”

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359. “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.”

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360. “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.”

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361. “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.”

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

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363. “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.”

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364. “She feels like everything that has gone missing in my life, joy and love and laughter and companionship, all flooding back into me at once. This is home. This is what I’ve been searching for. What I stayed alive for.”

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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. “No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.”

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

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

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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. “In this moment, I am a god.”

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

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

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

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376. “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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377. “Love is illogical, love has consequences.”

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

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379. “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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380. “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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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.”

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

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

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

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385. “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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386. “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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387. “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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388. “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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389. “What is so great about being good?”

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390. “Fear is your sword.”

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391. “You do what you need to do.”

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

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

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

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

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

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399. “You have taken advantage of my silence in every way, robbed me of my dignity and my pride. You have used me for your own gain. Now, in your hour of greatest need, you will use me again. And yet, I will still risk my life to save yours. I swore and oath to this country on the day I donned this coat, to protect you and every other citizen from harm so long as there is breath in my body.”

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400. “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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