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I don't like seeing her this delicate.

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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I take a step toward him and grin cheerfully. With all due respect, I don't see the Republic tacking up wanted posters with your pretty face on them.
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I could be compassionate, if I wanted. Metias would be merciful. But I was never as good a person as my brother.
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You drive me insane June. You're the scariest, most clever, bravest person I know, and sometimes I can't catch my breath because I'm trying so hard to keep up. There will never be another like you. You realize that, don't you? Billions of people will come and go in this world, but there will never be another like you.
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If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system.That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system.
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Brave thoughts, but am I ready to follow through on them?
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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.
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He pauses when he finishes undoing the last button, then closes his eyes. I can see the pain slashed across his face, and the sight tears at me. The Republic's most wanted criminal is just a boy, sitting before me, suddenly vulnerable, laying all his weaknesses out for me to see.
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