My mother used to hope that I would rise up from my humble roots. Become someone sucessful, or even famous. I'm famous all right, but I don't think it's what she had in mind.
Marie LuTo 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.
Marie LuFor a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud.
Marie LuI always knew, on some level, that I wouldn't live long. It's simply not written in my stars.
Marie Lu