Quotes
Authors
Marie Lu
"You should have taken me with you," I whisper to him. Then I lean my head against his and begin to cry. In my mind, I make a silent promise to my brother's killer. I will hunt you down. I will scour the streets of Los Angeles for you. Search every street in the Republic if I have 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." --
Source : Marie Lu (2011). “Legend”, p.45, Penguin
Marie Lu
#Running Quotes
#Brother Quotes
#Lying Quotes
“Southward, two mighty ranges of the Appalachians shouldered their way into the blue distance like tremendous caravans marching across eternity.”
“They reached the carriage house. When she turned the knob, he got all critical again. “Why isn’t this door locked?†“It’s Parrish. There’s not much point.†“We have crime here, just as any other place does. Keep this door locked from now on.†“Like that’s going to stop you. All you’d have to do is give it one good kick, and – “ “Not from me, you ninny!†“I hate to be the one to break the bad news, but if they find my body, you’re the one with the biggest grudge.†“It’s impossible to hold a rational conversation with you.”
“Whoever can't see the whole in every part plays at blind man's bluff. A wise man tastes the entire Tigris in every sip.”
“I've never been passionate about acting, and I find more and more that I work to live the life I want to live. There's something about the detachment I have, the feeling of the lack of importance about what I do, that is healthy.”
“My family is part Creole, and were Indian, and were also very, very black. My father was so black, he was blue.”
“It shouldn't matter what anyone else thinks. Life is not easy. The road to happiness is not a path well trotted. You have to find your own path to enlightenment.”
Source : "Crush Of The Week: Jamie Campbell Bower" by Emily Laurence, www.seventeen.com. June 26, 2013.
“A cat is only technically an animal, being divine.”
“Leading my country out at the World Cup was something I'll never forget.”
Source : "Biography/ Personal Quotes". www.imdb.com.