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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