Marie Lu Quotes

Never run from one such as me, female. You will no’ get away - and we like it.

Just remember who you belong to, Hannah. I wouldn't want to have to shoot anyone - or strangle you." She leaned over to kiss his shoulder. "Why am I the one to be strangled?" "It's a much more personal death.

I will have you removed if you don't stop. I have a little system of my own.

If you were to come to Minnesota, I could have you locked up like that. That's power.

Power over others is weakness disguised as strength.

Fool! Don't you see now that I could have poisoned you a hundred times had I been able to live without you.

Boys, I've just reminded Hubert that I've got his balls in my pocket.

The predator wants your silence. It feeds their power, entitlement, and they want it to feed your shame.

No, I'm too tired to run, and you're too fast. You'd only catch me." "That's right, luv." Softly, but with unyielding resonance. "if you run from me, I'll chase you. And I'll find you. Bones said.

Listen to me, Blaire. If you try to go anywhere I will chase you down. I will become your shadow.

Now I want you to listen to me," he said in a low voice, taking her chin in his hand and forcing her to look at him. "And listen carefully, because I'm only going to say this once. You are going to marry me before this week is out. Since you have conveniently run off to Scotland, we don't need a special license. You're just lucky I don't haul you off to a church right this instant. Get yourself a dress and get yourself some flowers, because, sweeetheart, you're getting yourself a new name.

The only way you can control people is to lie to them. You can write that down in your book in great big letters. The only way you can control anybody is to lie to them.

I shouldn't have to ask for your permission for me to put you in my lie!

The most important thing about power is to make sure you don't have to use it.

Power is domination, control, and therefore a very selective form of truth which is a lie.

Nobody will admit to playing power games in relationships, but they do.

All violence consists in some people forcing others, under threat of suffering or death, to do what they do not want to do.

Violence can only be concealed by a lie, and the lie can only be maintained by violence.

Fear is the foundation of most governments.

The world is ruled by violence, or at least the imminent threat of violence. It always has been.

Obviously, a power player in a criminal organization doesn't have to persuade anyone. He can just do what he wants.

I don't believe in strong-arming people.

A suppressing person isn't critical. A suppressing person is a person who denies the rights of others.

Our sense of power is more vivid when we break a man's spirit than when we win his heart.

Sometimes fear is used as a way to control.