Quotes by Marie Lu

“As the philosopher Gilles Deleuze put it, no painter ever stands before a completely blank canvas, no author ever sits before a blank page. In fact, the surface confronting the modern artist is ful...”

“Time heals all wounds. But not this one. Not yet.”

“After a lifetime of darkness, I want to leave something behind that is made of light.”

“Said the man to the sun, "How I wish you could shine your light on every day of my life!"Said the sun to the man, "But only with the rain and the night could you recognize my light."---Domaccan poe...”

“He was the last thread suspending me in the light. Without him, I can feel myself spiraling downward, falling to a place where I can no longer pull myself back up.”

“One heroic act doesnt make a man trustworthy. What if he decides to turn his blade on you?”

“Trusting me, Teren murmurs, is a dangerous game, mi Adelinetta.Im doing more than that, I reply. For the rest of this journey, you will be my personal guard.At that, Terens eyes flare with surprise...”

“Make no mistakewe dont trust each other, not by any stretch of the imagination.”

“June laughs. "I have to say, you look better than most people I see. I've heard a lot about you.""I hear about you a lot too," Eden replies in a rush, "mostly from Daniel. He thinks you're really hot.”

“It's strange being here with you. I hardly know you. But...sometimes it feels like we're the same person born into two different worlds.”

“He doesn't know who I am.”

“He loved you.”

“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.”

“He's right. I can't deny it. I am the reason Day lost everything that matters to him.”

“Hi, I'm Day. Hi, I'm June.”

“My wandering has led me to the beginning of our journey together. I suppose it's only fitting for me to be here at that journey's end.”

“Maybe his nightmare had been about me.”

“But every now and then, when I steal a glance at the Girl, or feel her eyes on me, I helplessly drift back to thinking about her.”

“I'm supposed to hate you for what you did, I think. But her eyes linger on me in a way that refuses to let me.”

“Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, so she destroyed them all.”