833 Quotes by Marie Lu

Someday, you’ll learn that life isn’t always what you want it to be. That you won’t always get what you want.

What’s the point of freedom if you’re just living in a miserable reality?

And what if they don’t respond to your call?” June says. I shoot her a quick smile. “Have some faith, sweetheart. The people love me.

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

My heart is ripped open, shredded, leaking blood. I can’t let him leave like this. We’ve been through to much to turn into strangers.

You risked an awful lot for someone you hardly know.′ I narrow my eyes. ‘THAT doesn’t say much about your character. Perhaps you should wait until someone’s about to be executed for a mistake YOU made.

Teren smiles at me. He takes a step closer. “Ah, mi Adelinetta,” he says. His eyes soften in a way that surprises me. “I have missed you. You, more than any other abomination, understand what we truly are.” He shakes his head. “Had I known you when I was a young boy... ” He lets that sentence die, leaving me curious.

You are not your father,” I say, holding his gaze with my own. “You’re Anded. You don’t have to follow in his footsteps; you have your own. You’re the Elector now. You don’t have to be like him.

My heart’s been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have no willpower to close it back up.