Marie Lu

“When I see Kaede nod her head in Tess's direction, I rise up from my crouch. This trot's going to choose Tess.…

— Marie Lu

I take a step toward him and grin cheerfully. "With all due respect, I don't see the Republic tacking up wanted posters…

— Marie Lu

“Day didn’t fail his Trial. Not even close. In fact, he got the same score I did: 1500 / 1500. I am…

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“I stand there for a while, then sit cross-legged before it and bow my head. "Hi, Metias," I say in a soft…

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So, tell me,” he whispers. “How fast did you climb those fourteen stories?” Thomas makes a disapproving sound in his throat, but…

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“Everything good about me, I learned from you,” I whisper. “You’re giving me too much credit. We got it from our parents.”…

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On the one hand, I'm so relieved that I've actually managed to finish my very first series and that I've been able…

— Marie Lu

[...] Tess and I are a good match. She understands intimately where I came from. She can cheer me up on my…

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“Ms. Iparis told me about what you did to her on the streets. How dare you force yourself onto someone of her…

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You know, sometimes I wonder what things would be like if I just ... met you one day. Like normal people do.…

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“I took an oath June. I am still bound by that oath. I will die with honor for sacrificing everything I have-everything-for…

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You threw everything away."I bring a hand up to touch her face,to wipe the rain from her eyelashes."Your entire life-your beliefs...Why would…

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You drive me insane June. You're the scariest, most clever, bravest person I know, and sometimes I can't catch my breath because…

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“Sisters forever,” Violetta declared, in her tiny, young voice. Until death, even in death, even beyond. “I love you,” Violetta says, hanging…

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I've always had this interest in sibling relationships because I don't have any siblings. I'm completely a product of the one-child policy…

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He loves so wholly. It is his nature. He blinks, then tries to find the right response. "I-" he stumbles. "I'm so…

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Day appears again. This time he leans in close enough for his hair to brush, light as silk, against my cheeks. He…

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Then he crouches down behind it, motions for Tess and me to sit down, and begins unbuttoning his vest. I blush scarlet…

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I went into writing 'The Young Elites' with a great deal of fear - I'd been told repeatedly that a villain's story…

— Marie Lu