Quotes by Marie Lu

“He is beauty, inside and out.He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.He is my light.”

“I don't know if anyone's ever told you this", he begins. He doesn't blush, and his eyes don't dart away. Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans - one perfect, the other blemished by th...”

“Forever and ever, kid, until you're sick and tired of seeing me.”

“Love is illogical, love had consequences--I did this to myself, and I should be able to take it.”

“Day leans in toward me. He reaches up to touch my face. I can tell it still hurts him to use his fingers, and his nails are dark with dried blood. "You're brilliant," he says. "But you're a fool to...”

“Now, as we stand three feet apart and stare at each other, I feel the full distance that comes with spending so much time apart, a moment filled with the electricity of a first meeting and the unce...”

“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 thingsfor love, for acceptancethat I do not really need. ...”

“I scream for everything that has gone wrong. I scream for everything broken in our lives.”

“I always knew, on some level, that I wouldn't live long. It's simply not written in my stars.”

“The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces.”

“Fear is your sword”

“Dont be afraid, he says with a half smile. Youre 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 d...”

“If Ive learned anything from my past and my present, its 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...”

“Like fear and fury. It is energy from another realm, threads from beneath the surface, an immortal place never meant to be disturbed. Raffaele trembles.Something is poisoning the world.”

“You think me cruel.No. Magiano hesitates for a long moment. Maybe a little.Im not branding them because I am cruel, I say calmly. Im doing it as a reminder of what theyve done to us. To the marked....”

“Why cant I be like that? Why cant I be the father who just shrugs off the love of his daughter? Why cant I be the Lead Inquisitor who enjoys watching his pleading victims burn at the stake? Why can...”

“Where I come from, we're more about efficiency,' he replies. 'A knife like this'll skewer food, smear butter, and slit throats all at the same time.”

“Well enough, I reply. Remember, youre drunk. And happy. Youre supposed to be lusting over your escort. Try smiling a little more. like Im lusting? This is me, lusting. His lashes flutter at me. bet...”

“Tell me there is still good in the world. Tell me there is still hope for all of us.”

“To those who, in spite of everything, still choose goodness.”