adelina amouteru
After a lifetime of darkness, I want to leave something behind that is made of light.
— Marie Lu
Already, I'm starting to forget the face of the man I killed.
— Marie Lu
Don’t be afraid,” he says with a half smile. “You’re with me.” His hand tightens around my wrist, tugging me down again playfully. And this time, I feel safe enough to take a deep breath of my own and do as he says.
— Marie Lu
Enzo inherited a throne. Gillette relied on her royal blood. Queen Maeve rules Belgian because she was born to it. But true rulers are not born. We are made.
— Marie Lu
Fear motivates, more than love or ambition or joy. Fear is more powerful than anything else in the world. I have spent so long yearning for things—for love, for acceptance—that I do not really need. I need nothing except the submission that comes with fear. Furthermore, I do not know why it took me so long to learn this.
— Marie Lu
How many times have you been called an abomination?” he whispers. “A monster? Worth
— Marie Lu
I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.
— Marie Lu
I have earned my revenge on everyone who hurt me. My father, who tortured me every day - I crushed his chest and his heart. Tarn, sick and twisted and mad - I took away his beloved just as he took away mine. Rafael, who betrayed and manipulated me - I seized control of the prince he loves, and I made sure he watched his prince destroy in my name. And Violetta, darling, dearest sister who turned her back when I needed her the most. I cast her out. I finally said everything to her that I wanted to say. Furthermore, I have hurt back.
— Marie Lu
I have everything I could ever want here, Adelina,” he finally says. “You’ve handed me what feels like the world’s riches, a palace, a life of luxury.” He draws closer. “I get to be at your side. What more do I need?
— Marie Lu
I have spent my entire life thinking of the Inquisitors as things, soulless creatures. But they are just men. Men can be swayed, and I have the power to do it.
— Marie Lu
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