Lu Xin Quotes

There was Layla in the fullness of her lips, Lulu in the thick waves of her hair, Lu Xin in the intensity of her hazel eyes, Lucia in their twinkle. She was not alone. Maybe she never would be alone again. There, in the mirror, was every incarnation of Lucinda staring back at her and wondering, What is to become of us? What about our history, and our love? ~ Lauren Kate

keep a fair distance between Raffaele and myself as we walk. He seems to do the same, and we don't look at each other as we make our way down the long steps of the Tamouran palace's main gates, where horses are waiting for us. From there, we ride underneath a cloudy sky that threatens more rain. Several ~ Marie Lu

Each day means everything's possible again. ~ Marie Lu

Taiwan is democratic. ~ Annette Lu

Few people ever kill for the right reasons, June. Most do it for the wrong reasons. I just hope you never have to be in either category. ~ Marie Lu

In general, I write for ages 12 and up - although I've received emails from readers between the ages of seven and seventy. My books are science fiction. ~ Marie Lu

I am June Iparis, I remind myself. ~ Marie Lu

a wonder you've evaded the government for so long - but you can't hide now, not when your own family or friends are at risk. I have no sympathy for a criminal, I remind myself harshly. Just a score to settle. ~ Marie Lu

Passion is bright and warm ... But passion has a dark side too. It links with fear. Our hearts fill with terror at the thought of harm coming to our loved ones, don't they? ~ Marie Lu

Where are now the warriors of the world of the spirit? Where are those who raise their voices for truth, who lead us to goodness, beauty, strength and health? Where are those who utter heartwarming words, who will lead us out of the wilderness? Our homes are gone and the nation is destroyed, yet we have no Jeremiah crying out his last sad song to the world and to posterity. ~ Lu Xun

The greatest relief is learning to let go. There is no one or nothing of the past that cannot be forgotten. Everything can be forgotten. It all depends on your willingness to let bygones be bygones. Only by putting the past behind you can you live in the present. ~ Master Jun Hong Lu

We're in this together, right?" he whispers. "You and me? You want to be here, yeah?" There's guilt in his questions. "Yes," I reply. "I chose this." Day pulls me close enough for our noses to touch. "I love you. ~ Marie Lu

There's a conflicted look in Day's eyes, a joy and a grief, that makes him so vulnerable. I realize how little defense he has against my words. He loves so wholly. It is his nature. ~ Marie Lu

My brother reaches out and taps my forehead gently. Behind that brain of yours is a good heart, Junebug. I see it every day. ~ Marie Lu

You are powerful, mi Adelinetta," she says, "but you have all the charisma of a burnt potato pudding."
"I like burnt potato pudding. It's smoky. ~ Marie Lu

They believe that objects have souls. The more love you put into one, the more beautiful it becomes. ~ Marie Lu

The only way to clamp down on my energy is to erase my emotions, and so I fold them each away, one by one. My sorrow turns to anger, then to ice-cold fury. My soul curls in one itself in defense. I am gone. I am truly gone.
I am not sorry. ~ Marie Lu

When I first came over to the States, I started writing, I think, as a way to help myself learn English. I would start stapling together little booklets for myself. ~ Marie Lu

I will keep you, until the day I choose not to. You have destroyed and harmed all that is dear to me. In return, I want you to know what that feels like. I will not kill you. I will keep you alive. I will torture you." My voice drops to a whisper. "Until your soul is dead. ~ Marie Lu

A villager in Ca Lu said it to me, before I removed his intestines with a bayonet." "Was he talking about himself?" Donaldson asked. "Or you?" "You tell me. Did you feel alive when you killed your father, Donaldson?" Donaldson nodded. "And when you killed the owner of the Pinto?" Mr. K continued. "Goddamn piece of crap car. I wish I could kill that guy again." "How about someone else in his place?" Donaldson squinted at Mr. K. "What do you mean?" Another half smile. "The man in my trunk. If I gave you the chance to kill him, would you? ~ Blake Crouch

He looks like an angel, if a broken one. ~ Marie Lu

Some aim to be deft, others to be laboriously careful. Neither dexterity nor conscientiousness is enough. ~ Chai Lu

I'm not a superstitious person, but when I wake up from this dream, this painfully clear memory of John, I have the most horrible feeling in my chest.
I would rather die than see them hurt you.
And I have a sudden fear that somehow, some way, what he said in the dream will come true. ~ Marie Lu

Thank you," I whisper. "For everything. ~ Marie Lu

Your Majesty," he whispers, breathless. A note of amusement creeps into his voice. "You'll ruin me. ~ Marie Lu

Don't cry. You are stronger than that. ~ Marie Lu

Plans. They're fickle things. ~ Marie Lu

Hi, I'm Day.
Hi, I'm June. ~ Marie Lu

People ultimately don't care about the journey, if the end is worth it. ~ Marie Lu

Once every ten years, the three moons all fall under the world's shadow and turn scarlet, bleeding with the blood of our fallen warriors. - The New Atlas to the Moons, by Liu Xue You ~ Marie Lu

There are forces out of your control that will shape you into who you are. ~ Marie Lu

Everything I am familiar with is gone. ~ Marie Lu

I scream for everything that has gone wrong. I scream for everything broken in our lives. ~ Marie Lu

We were never meant to exist, Adelina," he says. "And we will never exist again. But we cannot take the entire world with us." He meets my gaze. "No matter how it has wronged us. ~ Marie Lu

For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud. ~ Marie Lu

Her sadness makes her impossibly beautiful, like snow blanketing a barren landscape. ~ Marie Lu

Enzo inherited a throne. Giulietta relied on her royal blood. Queen Maeve rules Beldain because she was born to it.
But true rulers are not born. We are made. ~ Marie Lu

I wonder which one of us is more despicable.Is it the person relentlessly chasing after love or the person desperately holding it captive? We wrapped each other in vines of thorns so that we could watch each other's heart bleed to the last drop, only there can be no end for creatures of eternal darkness. How much longer must you watch me bleed? ~ Dahlia Lu

If you ask me why I left China, it's just that I went for a stroll and strolled too far away. ~ Mu Xin

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. ~ Marie Lu

Why can't I be like that? Why can't I be the father who just shrugs off the love of his daughter? Why can't I be the Lead Inquisitor who enjoys watching his pleading victims burn at the stake? Why can't I be the one who befriends a lonely, lost girl and then casts her out? Why can't I be the one to strike first, to hit so early and with such fury that my enemies cower before they can ever think of turning on me? What is so great about being good? ~ Marie Lu

Already, I'm starting to forget the face of the man I killed. ~ Marie Lu

Okay, here are the rules," said Lu-Tze, walking straight past. "Word one is, you don't call me 'master' and I don't name you after some damn insect. It's not my job to discipline you, it's yours. For it is written: 'I can't be having with that kind of a thing.' Do what I tell you and we'll get along fine. All right? ~ Terry Pratchett

I have never known the mind of a wolf hunting a deer, but I imagine it must feel a little like this. The twisted excitement of seeing the weak and wounded cowering before you. The knowledge that, in this instant, you have the power to end its life or grant it mercy. In this moment, I am a god. ~ Marie Lu

I'm thinking about Enzo, the way he used to be. The hard look in his eyes as he trained me, and then the vulnerability I saw in him whenever we were alone. I don't need to push Sergio to know that Raffaele had asked Enzo to kill him, just as he did to me. Enzo had spared us both. He had been such a strong leader, such a natural crown prince. He would have been an admirable king. ~ Marie Lu