{"quotes":[{"text":"I have everything I could ever want here, Adelina,” he finally says. “You’ve handed me what feels like the world’s riches, a palace, a life of luxury.” He draws closer. “I get to be at your side. What more do I need?","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","luxury","magiano","need"],"id":7142,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"What is the point of searching for love, when love is nothing but an illusion?","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","illusion","love"],"id":16339,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"When Compasia took pity on me, she reached down into the Underworld, touched the shoulder of Moritas, and asked her forgiveness. Then Compasia took my sister in her arms and placed her in the sky, where she, too, turned to stardust.Magiano looks at me, his eyes wide. It seems as if he already, somehow, understands.“My goddess made me a promise,” I whisper.Only now do I realize that I have never seen him cry before.In the stories, Compasia and her human lover would descend each night from the stars to walk the mortal world, before vanishing with the dawn. So, together, we stare at the sky, waiting.","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","compasia","constellation","legend","magiano","promise","stars","violetta-amouteru"],"id":67870,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"Already, I'm starting to forget the face of the man I killed.","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","murder"],"id":68404,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"The world’s deadliest mercenaries choose to serve you, the whispers say, because they have yet to meet me.","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","ambition"],"id":89498,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"We might not return from this voyage. None of us. We might all lay down our lives when we reach the end, and not ever know whether our sacrifice changed anything for the better.”“It will be for the better,” Magiano replies. “We cannot just die, not without trying. Not without fighting.”“Do you really believe that?” I ask. “Why are we doing this, anyway? To preserve my own life, and yours—but what has the world ever done for us in order to deserve our sacrifice?”Magiano’s brows furrow for a moment, then he leans in closer. “We exist because this world exists. It’s a responsibility of ours, whether or not anyone will remember it.” He nods at me. “And they will. Because we will return and make sure of it.","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","better-world","change","magiano","sacrifice"],"id":118141,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"I have spent my entire life thinking of the Inquisitors as things, soulless creatures. But they are just men. Men can be swayed, and I have the power to do it.","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","power"],"id":133552,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"Don’t be afraid,” he says with a half smile. “You’re with me.” His hand tightens around my wrist, tugging me down again playfully. And this time, I feel safe enough to take a deep breath of my own and do as he says.","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","afraid","fear","magiano","trust"],"id":148943,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"Trusting me,” Teren murmurs, “is a dangerous game, mi Adelinetta.”“I’m doing more than that,” I reply. “For the rest of this journey, you will be my personal guard.”At that, Teren’s eyes flare with surprise and anger. “I’m not your lackey, Your Majesty.”“And I’m not Giulietta,” I fire back.","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","bickering","teren-santoro","trust"],"id":172357,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"},{"text":"Fear motivates, more than love or ambition or joy. Fear is more powerful than anything else in the world. I have spent so long yearning for things—for love, for acceptance—that I do not really need. I need nothing except the submission that comes with fear. I do not know why it took me so long to learn this.","author":"Marie Lu","tags":["adelina-amouteru","fear"],"id":187196,"author_id":"Marie+Lu"}],"pagination":{"page":1,"page_size":10,"total":24,"pages":3,"next":"?page=2\u0026page_size=10"}}