My heart's been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have no willpower to close it back up. Marie Lu More Quotes by Marie Lu More Quotes From Marie Lu Forever and ever, kid, until you're sick and tired of seeing me. Marie Lu tired sick kids Hi," he says. "I'm Daniel." "Hi," I reply. "I'm June. Marie Lu june Please don't take him away from this world. Please don't let him die here in my arms, not after everything we've been through together, not after You've taken so many others. Please, I beg You, let him live. I am willing to sacrifice anything to make this happen- I'm willing to do anything You ask. Maybe you'll laugh at me for such a naive promise, but I mean it in earnest, and I don't care if it makes no sense or seems impossible. Let him live. Please. I can't bear this a second time. Tell me there is still good in this world. Tell me there is still hope for all of us. Marie Lu sacrifice taken mean I'm so tired. I don't know if I can ever outrun how I used to be. Marie Lu tired used knows When you’ve been poor all your life, you never really think it could be any other way. And sometimes you’re even happy, because at least you’ve got your family and your health and your arms and legs and a roof over your head. Marie Lu roof-over-your-head legs thinking I scream for everything that has gone wrong. I scream for everything broken in our lives. Marie Lu scream broken gone I always knew, on some level, that I wouldn't live long. It's simply not written in my stars. Marie Lu levels stars long We can heal. Perhaps we can return to that same place we once stood, when we were both young and innocent. Marie Lu innocent return young 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. Marie Lu gun sound want 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. Marie Lu june two hands 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. Marie Lu june eden thinking Can one mistake really destroy a lifetime together? Marie Lu lifetime together mistake When had Eden grown up? I feel like I blinked and missed it. Marie Lu eden feels 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. Marie Lu saws long thinking I've always had this interest in sibling relationships because I don't have any siblings. I'm completely a product of the one-child policy in China, so I always kind of wished that I had an older brother or a younger brother or sister just to have that bond, so I find myself constantly writing about that relationship. Marie Lu bond myself brother relationship A lot of the moments and experiences in 'Warcross' were inspired by specific moments that I remember as an intern working at Disney or having fun with my coworkers. A lot of it is very anecdotal. Marie Lu having-fun moments fun remember Writing the first draft of a new story is incredibly difficult for me. I will happily do revisions, because once I can see the words on the page, I can go about ripping them up and moving scenes around. A blank page, though? Terrifying. I'm always angsty when I'm working my way through a first draft. Marie Lu words new me way Writing is an extremely rewarding and humbling process, and I've learned to go with it, that even if it feels absolutely impossible, I will find a way to tell the next story. Marie Lu story impossible writing way I had a lot of really emo stories as a kid. I wrote a lot of fan fiction. Marie Lu wrote fan kid fiction I'm fascinated by young people who do extraordinary things. Marie Lu things extraordinary young people