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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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Marie Lu
Age: 40
Born: 1984
Born: July 11
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Science Fiction Writer
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Tess, I say. I'm going to head down to the water.I'll be back in a minute. You sure you can make it by yourself? she asks. I'll be fine. I smile. If you see me floating unconscious out to sea,though-by all means,come and get me.
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Hi, he says. I'm Daniel. Hi, I reply. I'm June.
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Everyone has darkness inside them, however hidden.
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The boy who walks in the light.
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Then I realize from the hollow sound of her gun's click that her gun isn't loaded. Apparently she just wants to slap me around with it.
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Brave thoughts, but am I ready to follow through on them?
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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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There's a conflicted look in Day's eyes, a joy and a grief, that makes him so vulnerable. I realize how little defense he has against my words. He loves so wholly. It is his nature.
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I've always been interested in exploring the concept of child prodigies. When I was younger, I wrote a story about Mozart as a child and I just always loved this idea of young people who are able to take control of their lives and bring a whole lot of change at such a young age.
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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 try to walk in the light.
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He has tears in his eyes now. The sight is more than I can bear. He takes two steps away from me and then turns back like a caged animal. “Do you even love me?” he suddenly asks. He grips both of my shoulders. “I’ve said it to you before, and I still mean it. But I’ve never heard it from you.
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I always knew, on some level, that I wouldn't live long. It's simply not written in my stars.
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Absolute power is absolute power, no matter what it's called.
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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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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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Well...can't be any more dangerous than your crazy hospital break-in yeah?-Tess (pg 59)
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For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud.
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Tomorrow, I will take on all of these things. I will be unstoppable.
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I feel so out of place here. No matter how much money the Republic throws at me, I will forever be the boy from the streets.
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