“You threw everything away."I bring a hand up to touch her face,to wipe the rain from her eyelashes."Your entire life-your beliefs...Why would you do that for me?" June has never looked more beautiful than she does now,unadorned and honest,vulnerable yet invincible.When lightning streaks over the sky,her dark eyes shine like gold."Because you were right,"she whispers."About all of it.” DoeHandsEyeBeautifulFacesBeliefDarkSkyHonestRainGoldShiningVulnerableLightningJuneWipeInvincibleStreaksEyelashesHands UpDark Eyes Author:Marie Lu
“You're brilliant,"he says."But you're a fool to stay with someone like me." I close my eyes at the touch of his hand."Then we are both fools.” HandsEyeFoolBrilliantLike Me Book:The Legend Trilogy Collection Source: The Legend Trilogy Collection
“I don't know if anyone's ever told you this", he begins. He doesn't blush, and his eyes don't dart away. Instead I find myself starring into a pair of oceans - one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. "You're very attractive." I've been complimented on my appearance before. But never in his tone of voice. Of all the things he's said, I don't know why this catches me off guard. But it startles me so much that without thinking I blurt out, "I could say the same about you." I pause. "In case you didn't know." A slow grin spreads across his face. "Oh, trust me. I know.” IfsThinkingKnowsSaidEyeFacesVoicePerfectCasesOceanAppearanceSpreadTinyAttractiveToneHis EyesPairsPausesTrust MeRippleCatch Me Author:Marie Lu
“When you stand out there," John continues in a hoarse voice, "keep your chin up, all right? Don't let them get to you." "I won't." "Make them work for it. Punch someone if you have to." John gives me a sad, crooked smile. "You're a scary kid. So scare them. Okay? All the way until the end." For the first time in a long time, I feel like a little brother. I have to swallow hard to keep my eyes dry. "Okay," I whisper.” IfsWayGivingFeelsFirstsLittlesLongEndsHardEyeKidsVoiceBrotherLong TimeFirst TimeOkayGive MeScaryDryScareStanding OutChinsCrookedLittle BrotherChin UpCrooked SmilesHoarse Voice Author:Marie Lu
“Then he crouches down behind it, motions for Tess and me to sit down, and begins unbuttoning his vest. I blush scarlet and thank every god in the world for the darkness surrounding us. “I’m not cold and I’m not bleeding,” I say to him. “Keep your clothes on.” The boy looks at me. I would’ve expected his bright eyes to look dimmer in the night, but instead they seem to reflect the light coming from the windows above us. He’s amused. “Who said anything about you , sweetheart?” WorldLooksSaidLightSeemsEyeNightBehindsBoysDarknessColdClothesWindowDown AndExpectedLook At MeBleedingAmusedSweetheartScarletVestsTessBright Eyes Author:Marie Lu
“See?" she says. "tricked you. You're always staring at your opponents eyes-but that gives you a bad peripheral view.If you want to track my arms and legs, you have to focus on my chest." I raise my eyebrow at that. "say no more.” IfsWantGivingEyeViewsFocusArmsRaisesTrackLegsStaringOpponentsChestsEyebrowsArms And Legs Author:Marie Lu
“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.” I CanEyeWantedPainLastsFacesBoysTearsWeaknessSittingSightCriminalsVulnerableHis EyesRepublicButtonsPausesUndoingMost Wanted Author:Marie Lu
“Day, the boy from the streets with nothing except the clothes on his back and the earnestness in his eyes, owns my heart. He is beauty, inside and out. He is the silver lining in a world of darkness. He is my light.” WorldHeartLightEyeBoysDarknessStreetsMy HeartClothesHis EyesSilverEarnestnessBeauty Inside AndBeauty On The Inside Author:Marie Lu
“I'd once been fascinated by his legend - all the stories I'd heard before I met him. Now I can feel that same sense of fascination returning. I picture his face, so beautiful even after pain and torture and grief, his blue eyes bright and sincere. I'm ashamed to admit that I enjoyed my brief time with him in his prison cell. His voice can make me forget about all the details running through my mind, bringing with it emotions of desire, or fear instead, sometimes even anger, but always triggering something. Something that wasn't there before.” FeelsMindI CanSometimesStoriesEyeRunningPainBeautifulFacesDesireVoiceForgetGriefEmotionHeardMetsBluePrisonDetailsCellsEnjoyedTortureAshamedSincereLegendsFascinatedFascinationBlue EyesPrison Cells Author:Marie Lu
“Then Day reaches out and touches my hand with his. He encloses it in a handshake. And just like that, I am linked with him again, I feel the pulse of our bond and his- tory and love through our hands, like a wave of magic, the return of a long-lost friend. Of something meant to be. The feeling brings tears to my eyes. Perhaps we can take a step forward together. “Hi,” he says. “I’m Daniel.” “Hi,” I reply. “I’m June.” FeelsLongFeelingsHandsEyeTogetherLostStepsMagicTearsReturnAnd LoveWaveMeant To BeReach OutLinkedJunePulseSteps ForwardLost FriendHandshake Book:Champion: A Legend Novel Source: Champion: A Legend Novel
“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.” LooksLittlesEyeJoyRealizingGriefDefenseVulnerable Book:Champion: A Legend Novel Source: Champion: A Legend Novel
“Day just smiles at me, an expression so sad that it breaks through my numbness, and I begin to cry. Those bright blue eyes. Before me is the boy who has bandaged my wounds on the streets of Lake, who has guarded his family with every bone in his body, who has stayed by my side in spite of everything, the boy of light and laughter and life, of grief and fury and passion, the boy whose fate is intertwined with mine, forever and always. "I love you," he whispers. "Can you stay awhile?” BodyLightEyePassionSidesGriefBoysBreakForeverFateStreetsLove YouCryMinesExpressionLaughterBlueBonesWoundsSpiteLakesFuryBlue EyesBreak ThroughGuardedNumbnessSo SadIntertwinedJust Smile Author:Marie Lu
“For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud.” MomentsEyeSmall Moments Author:Marie Lu
“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.” MeanSaidStillsI CanTwoEyeTurnsAsksAnimalStepsHeardTearsBearsSightShouldersHis EyesCagedCaged Animal Author:Marie Lu
