Marie Lu, Champion
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"The Republic is weak and broken." I narrow my eyes. "But it is still your country. Fight for it. This is your home, not theirs."
"Time heals all wounds. But not this one. Not yet."
"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."
"My heart's been torn wide open, just like I feared it would be, and I have no willpower to close it back up."
"So, when I thought June might take you away, I didn’t know what to do. I felt like she was taking everything that mattered to me. I felt like she was taking away from you all the things that I didn’t have. That’s why I’m sorry. I’m sorry because you shouldn’t have to be everything to me. I had you, but I’d forgotten that I had myself too."
"He doesn't know who I am."
"Hi, I'm Day. Hi, I'm June."
"My wandering has led me to the beginning of our journey together. I suppose it's only fitting for me to be here at that journey's end."
"I see pieces of memories in his eyes. Pieces of us. They are broken, and scattered, but they are there, gradually coming together again at the sight of me."
"Without emotion, what's the point of being human?"
"She's the most beautiful girl I've ever seen, easily the most breathtaking girl in the room."
"Without his father's shadow in a way, he's beautiful."
"What's the point of keeping in touch with the girl you're crazy about, when you're dying?"
"It’s you,” he whispers. There is wonder in his voice. “Is it?” I whisper back, my voice trembling with all the emotions I’ve kept hidden for so long"
"So long as I remain in Day's life, I will hurt him. Any other alternative is impossible.Now, he is free."
"No. I will never let you hurt Day like that. Not the way I've already hurt him."
"I'm prouder of him than I've ever been of myself - I'm proud of him for standing up to me"
"Can one mistake really destroy a lifetime together?"
"I love you," I whisper over and over again. "Don't go," I close my eyes. My tears fall on his cheeks."
"How can the boy who stirred an entire nation be dying?"
"I don't want--to go--I don't want--to leave you--Eden--"
"I'm not loyal enough to the Republic to stamp that loyalty right on my face. Leave that to June."
"I lean my head against my knee and close my eyes. Even the illusion of June is enough to send a stabbing pain through my chest. Hell. I miss her so much."
"Hi, I'm Day.Hi, I'm June"
"We can heal. Perhaps we can return to that same place we once stood, when we were both young and innocent."