Metias Iparis Quotes

If Metias joined the Patriots, he'd be a Hacker too. If he were alive. ~ Marie Lu

Metias is gone again. He is always gone. ~ Marie Lu

Even in the dark, I see hints of a smile creep onto her face.
"Yeah. You are a smooth talker."
I give her a wounded frown."Sweetheart, would I ever lie to you?"
"Don't try. I'd see right through it." I give her a low laugh. "Fair enough. ~ Marie Lu

TWELVE-YEAR-OLD TRIAL PRODIGY JUNE IPARIS BECOMES YOUNGEST STUDENT EVER ADMITTED TO DRAKE UNIVERSITY, TO BE OFFICIALLY INDUCTED NEXT WEEK. ~ Marie Lu

I hope," he replies softly, "to get to know you again. If you are open to it. There is a fog around you that I would like to clear away. ~ Marie Lu

Keep at it, Junebug - someday, you'll shake the Republic to its very core. You'll be absolutely unforgettable. I know it. ~ Marie Lu

She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, easily the most breathtaking girl in the room. ~ Marie Lu

I exchange a long glance with June. She's okay, she's unharmed. And yet, I'm afraid that she'll disappear if I'm careless enough to look away. ~ Marie Lu

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

Without emotion, what's the point of being human? ~ Marie Lu

Ms. Iparis told me about what you did to her on the streets. How dare you force yourself onto someone of her rank."
Ah.Here is what's really bothering him-I guess he found out about the kiss. I can't help grinning,even though my face screams in pain. "Awww. Is that what's got you down? I've seen the way you look at her.You want her bad,yeah? Is that something you're also trying to earn your way up to, trot? Hate to burst your bubble,but I didn't force her into anything."
A deep scarlet rage flashes across his face. "She's looking forward to your execution,Mr. Wing. I can guarantee you that."
I laugh. "Sore loser,huh? Here,I'll make you feel better. I'll tell you all about what it was like.Hearing about it is the next best thing,isn't it? ~ Marie Lu

Poor Metias. He's not supposed to be a father. He's supposed to be out on his own, independent and free to concentrate on his job as a young captain. But somebody has to take care of me, and I make his life so much harder than it needs to be. I wonder what things must have been like for him back when our parents were still alive, when I was a toddler and Metias was a teenager and he could focus on growing up instead of helping someone else grow up. Still, Metias hasn't complained once. Not a single time. And even though I wish our parents were here, sometimes I'm really happy that this is our little family unit, just me and my brother, each watching out for no one but the other. We do the best we can. ~ Marie Lu

He loves you, really he does. He'd love you even if it destroyed him. He matches you. ~ Marie Lu

I really miss him. I miss him so much. And I'm so sorry. I am so sorry for everything. ~ Marie Lu

He loves so wholly. It is his nature.
No one compares to him. And right now, I want nothing else. ~ Marie Lu

So long as I remain in Day's life, I will hurt him. Any other alternative is impossible.
Now, he is free. ~ Marie Lu

I can barely stay awake," Metias had told me after his first night shift. "Does she honestly think we can guard anything after pulling an all-nighter? I was so out of it today that the Colonies' Chancellor himself could've walked into Batalla Hall and I wouldn't have known it. ~ Marie Lu

Everything about me is stripped of color, just as Metias has been stripped from my life. ~ Marie Lu

So, tell me," he whispers. "How fast did you climb those fourteen stories?"
Thomas makes a disapproving sound in his throat, but I break into a grin. Storm's past. Metias loves me again. "Six minutes," I whisper back to my brother. "And forty-four seconds. How do you like that?"
"That must be some sort of record. Not that, you know, you're supposed to do it. ~ Marie Lu

I'd forgotten that a boy from the streets is no match for the future Princeps. ~ Marie Lu

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 my birthday. Do you know how old I am now?"
I close me eyes, and through the silence surrounding me I think I can sense a ghostly hand on my shoulder, my brother's gentle presence that I'm able to feel every now and then, in these quiet moments. I imagine him smiling down at me, his expression relaxed and free.
"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 tine in my life, I am no longer his little sister. Next year I will step across the line and he will still be in the same place. From now on, I will be older than he ever was.
I try to move on to other thoughts, so I tell my brother's ghost about my year, my struggles and successes in commanding my own patrols, my hectic workweeks. I tell him, as I always do, that I miss him. And as always, I can hear the whisper of his ghost against my ear, his gentle reply that he misses me too. That he's looking out for me, from wherever he is. ~ Marie Lu

I stand in the darkness for a long time, letting myself sink into the memories we once shared. ~ Marie Lu