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• What a joke! Poor little rich girl's fallen in love with the Republic's most famous criminal.

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  Girl, Criminals, Republic

  Marie Lu (2011). “Legend”, p.181, Penguin

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• He is beauty, inside and out. He is the silver lining in a world of darkness. He is my light.

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  Light, Darkness, World

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• He loves so wholly. It is his nature. He blinks, then tries to find the right response. "I-" he stumbles. "I'm so afraid, June. So afraid of what might happen to-" I put two fingers against his lips to hush him. "Fear makes you stronger," I whisper. Before I can stop myself, I put my hands on his face and press my mouth to his.

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  Two, June, Hands

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• Absolute power is absolute power, no matter what it's called.

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  Matter, No Matter What, Absolute Power

  Marie Lu (2013). “Champion: A Legend Novel”, p.113, Penguin

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• 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.

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  Brother, Kids, Eye

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• Hi," he says. "I'm Daniel." "Hi," I reply. "I'm June.

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  June

  Marie Lu (2013). “Champion: A Legend Novel”, p.230, Penguin

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• Can one mistake really destroy a lifetime together?

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  Mistake, Together, Lifetime

  Marie Lu (2013). “Champion: A Legend Novel”, p.147, Penguin

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• The boy who walks in the light.

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  Boys, Light, Walks

  "Legend". Book by Marie Lu, February 2, 2012.

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• The first time I saw you, when you stepped into that Skiz ring against Kaede, I thought you were the most beautiful girl I'd ever seen. I could've watched you forever. The first time I kiss you..." That memory overpowers me now, taking me by surprise. I remember every last detail of it, almost enough to push away the lingering images of the Elector pulling June to him. "Well, that might as well have been my first kiss ever.

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  Beautiful, Girl, Memories

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• 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.

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  Grief, Eye, Joy

  Marie Lu (2013). “Champion: A Legend Novel”, p.136, Penguin

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• I feel so out of place here. No matter how much money the Republic throws at me, I will forever be the boy from the streets.

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  Boys, Forever, Matter

  Marie Lu (2013). “Champion: A Legend Novel”, p.31, Penguin

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• I've always been interested in exploring the concept of child prodigies. When I was younger, I wrote a story about Mozart as a child and I just always loved this idea of young people who are able to take control of their lives and bring a whole lot of change at such a young age.

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  Children, Ideas, People

  Source: www.pbs.org

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• 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.

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  Eye, Mean, Animal

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• You try to walk in the light.

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  Light, Trying, Walks

  Marie Lu (2011). “Legend”, p.304, Penguin

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• Well...can't be any more dangerous than your crazy hospital break-in yeah?"-Tess (pg 59)

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  Crazy, Break, Yeah

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• Fantasy and science fiction are where my brain lives.

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  Brain, Fiction, Fantasy

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• So, tell me,” he whispers. “How fast did you climb those fourteen stories?” Thomas makes a disapproving sound in his throat, but I break into a grin. Storm’s past. Metias loves me again. “Six minutes,” I whisper back to my brother. “And forty-four seconds. How do you like that?” “That must be some sort of record. Not that, you know, you’re supposed to do it.

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  Brother, Past, Storm

  Beth Revis, Jessica Spotswood, Marie Lu, Ally Condie, Andrea Cremer (2012). “Breathless Reads Sampler”, p.74, Penguin

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• When had Eden grown up? I feel like I blinked and missed it.

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  Eden, Feels

  Marie Lu (2013). “Champion: A Legend Novel”, p.149, Penguin

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• For a small moment, I fix my eyes on his, telling him silently everything that I'll never say to him aloud.

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  Eye, Small Moments, Moments

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• Boys are different from girls, but boys are also different from other boys, just as girls are different from other girls. Calling a book “for boys” or “for girls” is well-meaning, but to me, not terribly helpful.

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  Girl, Book, Boys

  "Writing a Book for Boys" by Marie Lu, www.huffingtonpost.com. March 4, 2013.

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• Mom used to say that having three boys was kind of like having a pet tornado that talked back.

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  Mom, Boys, Pet

  Marie Lu (2013). “Champion: A Legend Novel”, p.45, Penguin

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• [...] Tess and I are a good match. She understands intimately where I came from. She can cheer me up on my darkest days. It's as if she came perfectly happy home instead of what Kaede just told me. I feel a relaxing warmth at the thought, realizing suddenly how much I'm anticipating meeting up with Tess again. Where she goes, I go, and vice versa. Peas in a pod. Then there's June. Even the thought of her name makes it hard for me to breathe. I'm almost embarrassed by my reaction. Are June and I a good match? No. It's the first word to pop into my mind. And yet, still.

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  Cheer, Home, June

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• 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.

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  Thinking, June, Eden

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• 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?

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  Eye, Boys, Night

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• I have to force a smile off my face as I sit limply in my seat... Then, just as I'm congratulating myself for such a stellar plan.

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  Faces, Force, Stellar

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