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Absolute power is absolute power, no matter what it's called.

Marie Lu

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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Absolutes
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June laughs. I have to say, you look better than most people I see. I've heard a lot about you. I hear about you a lot too, Eden replies in a rush, mostly from Daniel. He thinks you're really hot.
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I'm telling you that you got your facts wrong. I didn't kill your brother. But you killed my mother. You might as well have held the gun to her head!
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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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Sometimes, the sun sets earlier. Days don’t last forever, you know. But I’ll fight as hard as I can. I can promise you that.
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It feels like it's the end of the world if you don't do well on your SATs.
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When had Eden grown up? I feel like I blinked and missed it.
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It hurts every day, the absence of someone who was once there.
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To love is to be afraid. You are frightened, deathly terrified, that something will happen to those you love. Think of the possibilities. Does your heart clench with each thought? That, my friend, is love. And love enslaves us all, for you cannot have love without fear.
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I'm so tired. I don't know if I can ever outrun how I used to be.
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I don't like seeing her this delicate.
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I don't think anything really consciously went into 'Legend' that was influenced by videogames, but I'm pretty sure some of my experiences and love for gaming contributed to a few of the factors that are in 'Legend'.
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to. I will trick you and deceive you, lie, cheat and steal to find you, tempt you out of your hiding place, and chase you until you have nowhere else to run. I make you this promise: your life is mine
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My heart is ripped open, shredded, leaking blood. I can't let him leave like this. We've been through to much to turn into strangers.
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Brave thoughts, but am I ready to follow through on them?
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Boys are different from girls, but boys are also different from other boys, just as girls are different from other girls. Calling a book “for boys” or “for girls” is well-meaning, but to me, not terribly helpful.
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I’ve been searching a long time for something I think I lost. I felt like I found something when I saw you back there.
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June has never looked more beautiful than she does now, unadorned and honest, vulnerable yet invincible.
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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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Now you'll get to see how I can really run a building, darlin. Not even a cracked knee to hold me back, yeah? What a nice birthday present.
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