Top 450 Marie Lu Quotes (2024 Update)
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351. “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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352. “You won’t find it if you haven’t found it yet.”

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353. “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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354. “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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355. “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.”

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

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357. “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.”

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358. “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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359. “Magiano just shrugs. He studies me for a brief moment. What does he see? Then he utters a small laugh. “Just point me in the direction of the royal treasury, Your Majesty,” he says, waving a hand in the air. He turns away as he speaks, but not before I catch a hint of sadness on his face. “Then you’ll always know where to find me.”

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360. “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.”

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361. “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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362. “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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363. “In this moment, I am a god.”

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

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

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

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367. “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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368. “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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369. “Even monsters must dream of fears and wants, and the sadness in his voice drew me closer.”

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370. “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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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.”

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372. “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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373. “El miedo te hace fuerte.”

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

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

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

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377. “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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378. “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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379. “I don’t want – to go – I don’t want – to leave you – Eden –.”

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

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381. “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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382. “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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383. “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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384. “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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385. “What is so great about being good?”

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386. “Fear is your sword.”

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387. “Love is illogical, love has consequences.”

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388. “You do what you need to do.”

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

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391. “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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392. “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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393. “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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394. “Lies are told more easily when you don’t see them as lies.”

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

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397. “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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398. “Action without heart is meaningless.”

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

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

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