“They’re making me so weak that I’m on the verge of collapsing to the floor. I’ve kissed a few boys in the… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
When you stand out there," John continues in a hoarse voice, "keep your chin up, all right? Don't let them get to… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
Day appears again. This time he leans in close enough for his hair to brush, light as silk, against my cheeks. He… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
I had a wonderful fan who once sent me an alpaca hat all the way from Peru, where he'd gone to volunteer… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
A really fun fan moment was when a fan gave me a copy of 'Legend' that he had turned into a functional… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
I had an erroneous idea that writing a duology would be simpler than writing a trilogy because I would get to cut… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“I’m twenty-seven today,” I continue in a whisper. My voice catches for a moment. “We’re the same age now.” For the first… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything’s possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud. — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
Each day means a new twenty-four hours. Each day means everything's possible again. You live in the moment, you die in the… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“Thomas stares at the floor between us with hollow eyes. “I loved him, June,” he says after a moment. “I really did.… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
A lot of the moments and experiences in 'Warcross' were inspired by specific moments that I remember as an intern working at… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
The first time I saw you, when you stepped into that Skiz ring against Kaede, I thought you were the most beautiful… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“Do you trust Anden?” I say after a moment. “Is he worth saving? Is the Republic worth saving?” — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
We are both disturbed and fascinated by visions of bleak futures, predictions of what might come if we as a society aren't… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“She was ice personified. There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen.” — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
No matter what happens in the future, no matter where our paths take us, this moment will be ours. — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
I’ve been searching a long time for something I think I lost. I felt like I found something when I saw you… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“And that’s when I realize that, at the end, we’d all wish for the same thing. Just a little more time.” — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“It's strange," I say to Day later, as we both curl up on the floor. Outside, the hurricane rages on. In a… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
My first three manuscripts were epic fantasy - like high fantasy - and then the fourth one was a historical fantasy about Mozart as… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“When you refuse to ask for help, it tells others that they also shouldn't ask for help from you.” — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
You're brilliant,"he says."But you're a fool to stay with someone like me." I close my eyes at the touch of his hand."Then we are… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“I pledge allegiance to the flag of the great Republic of America, to our Elector Primo, to our glorious states, to unity against the… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“I stand there for a while, then sit cross-legged before it and bow my head. "Hi, Metias," I say in a soft voice. "Today's… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“They’re making me so weak that I’m on the verge of collapsing to the floor. I’ve kissed a few boys in the past . . . but… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
We determine whether a book is for boys or girls long before the reader gets a chance to decide: we package them with soldiers… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
You should have taken me with you," I whisper to him. Then I lean my head against his and begin to cry. In my… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
Be true to yourself. But that's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
“No, it wasn't the attention he needed. He just wanted to create something and know that it mattered to someone, that he mattered. That… — Marie Lu Copy Share Image
