Marie Lu
Marie Lu
Marie Luis an American young adult author. She is best known for the Legend series, novels set in a dystopian and militarized future. The novels form the basis of a movie to be produced by CBS Films and directed by Jonathan Levine...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionAuthor
CountryUnited States of America
brother would-be compassionate
I could be compassionate, if I wanted. Metias would be merciful. But I was never as good a person as my brother.
faces force stellar
I have to force a smile off my face as I sit limply in my seat... Then, just as I'm congratulating myself for such a stellar plan...
heart would-be willpower
My heart's been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have no willpower to close it back up.
hands two june
He loves so wholly. It is his nature. He blinks, then tries to find the right response. "I-" he stumbles. "I'm so afraid, June. So afraid of what might happen to-" I put two fingers against his lips to hush him. "Fear makes you stronger," I whisper. Before I can stop myself, I put my hands on his face and press my mouth to his.
thinking legends and-love
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'.
mom boys pet
Mom used to say that having three boys was kind of like having a pet tornado that talked back.
emotion being-human humans
Without emotion, what's the point of being human?
girl book boys
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.
believe ifs pointless
It is pointless to believe what you see, if you only see what you believe.
thinking eden june
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.
world ends sat
It feels like it's the end of the world if you don't do well on your SATs.
thinking important world
Money is the most important thing in the world, you know. Money can buy you happiness, and I don't care what anyone else thinks.
gun want sound
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.
return innocent young
We can heal. Perhaps we can return to that same place we once stood, when we were both young and innocent.