Marie Lu Quotes That Will Inspire You to Live Your Best Life

1. But that’s something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like. The Young Elites

2. Day leans in toward me. He reaches up to touch my face. I can tell it still hurts him to use his fingers, and his nails are dark with dried blood. "You're brilliant," he says. "But you're a fool to stay wish someone like me."I close my eyes at the touch of his hand. "Then we're both fools. Legend

3. Forever and ever, kid, until you're sick and tired of seeing me. Legend

4. He is beauty, inside and out.He is the silver lining in a world of darkness.He is my light. Prodigy

5. He is not Enzo, I remind myself. But I don't want him to be. With Enzo, my energy yearned for his power and ambition, all too happy to let him take me into the darkness. But with Magiano... I am able to smile, even to laugh. I am able to sit here and lean back and point out the constellations. The Rose Society

6. I don't know if anyone's ever told you this", he begins. He doesn't blush, and his eyes don't dart away. Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans - one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. "You're very attractive."I've been complimented on my appearance before. But never in his tone of voice. Of all the things he's said, I don't know why this catches me off guard. But it startles me so much that without thinking I blurt out, "I could say the same about you." I pause. "In case you didn't know."A slow grin spreads across his face. "Oh, trust me. I know. Legend

7. I don't know if anyone's ever told you this", he begins. He doesn't blush, and his eyes don't dart away. Instead I find myself staring into a pair of oceans - one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. "You're very attractive."I've been complimented on my appearance before. But never in his tone of voice. Of all the things he's said, I don't know why this catches me off guard. But it startles me so much that without thinking I blurt out, "I could say the same about you." I pause. "In case you didn't know."A slow grin spreads across his face. "Oh, trust me. I know. Legend

8. It is better to have an enemy who will fight you in an open field than a lover who will kill you in your sleep. The Rose Society

9. It is better to have an enemy who will fight you in an open field then a lover who will kill you in your sleep. The Rose Society

10. Jeder Tag bedeutet vierundzwanzig neue Stunden. Jeder Tag bedeutet, dass alles möglich ist. Man lebt den Moment oder man stirbt darin, aber man lebt sein Leben einen Tag nach dem anderen. [...] Und man versucht immer, auf die Sonnenseite zu gelangen. Ins Licht. (Day) Legend

11. Love is illogical, love had consequences--I did this to myself, and I should be able to take it. Prodigy

12. The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces. The Rose Society

13. Well enough, I reply. Remember, you’re drunk. And happy. You’re supposed to be lusting over your escort. Try smiling a little more.Day plasters a giant artificial smile on his face. As charming as ever. Aw, come on, sweetheart. I thought I was doing a pretty good job. I got my arm around the prettiest escort on this block—how could I not be lusting over you? Don’t I look like I’m lusting? This is me, lusting. His lashes flutter at me.He looks so ridiculous that I can’t help laughing. Another passerby glances at me. Much better. Prodigy

14. Where I come from, we're more about efficiency,' he replies. 'A knife like this'll skewer food, smear butter, and slit throats all at the same time. Champion

15. And that’s when I realize that, at the end, we’d all wish for the same thing. Just a little more time. Wildcard

16. Be wary of what you wish for. The Kingdom of Back

17. May there always be future dawns. Skyhunter

18. Tell me there is still good in the world. Tell me there is still hope for all of us. Champion

19. They think they can keep me out, but it does not matter how many locks they hang at the entrance. There is always another door. — The Thief Who Stole the Stars, by Tristan Chirsley The Young Elites

20. Time heals all wounds. But not this one. Not yet. Champion

21. To those who, in spite of everything, still choose goodness The Midnight Star

22. Wishes have a habit of surprising their makers. The Kingdom of Back