Marie Lu, Legend

"But every now and then, when I steal a glance at the Girl, or feel her eyes on me, I helplessly drift back to thinking about her."

"It's strange being here with you. I hardly know you. But...sometimes it feels like we're the same person born into two different worlds."

"In the mirror, I look the same. But I am a different person inside. I am a prodigy who knows the truth. I know exactly what I'm going to do."

"June has never looked more beautiful than she does now, unadorned and honest, vulnerable yet invincible."

"If you want to rebel, rebel from inside the system. That's much more powerful than rebelling outside the system."

"Day leans in toward me. He reaches up to touch my face. I can tell it still hurts him to use his fingers, and his nails are dark with dried blood. "You're brilliant," he says. "But you're a fool to stay wish someone like me."I close my eyes at the touch of his hand. "Then we're both fools."

"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 staring into a pair of oceans - one perfect, the other blemished by that tiny ripple. "You're very attractive." 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."

"Forever and ever, kid, until you're sick and tired of seeing me."