Marie Lu Quotes
On the one hand, I'm so relieved that I've actually managed to finish my very first series and that I've been able to see my characters through to the end of their journeys. On the other hand, I feel like how parents must feel when they send their kid off to college. It's a bittersweet mix.
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I am in love with myself, with my friends, with my family, with kids, with life and my movies.
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The death tax robs parents of the opportunity to pass something along to their children, and it is responsible for destroying a lot of family-owned businesses.
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The Islamic method of waging war is not to kill innocent civilians, but it was Christians in World War II who bombed innocent civilians in Dresden and dropped the nuclear bomb on Hiroshima, neither of which were military targets.
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There's a whole element of human interaction and character interaction that I really enjoy doing.
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But I used to have a bit of a gambling problem. And that would have been the answer to my prayers. It got worse when I started playing this character, too.
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There are moments when I can't believe I'm as old as I am. But I feel better physically than I did 10 years ago. I don't think, Oh God, I'm missing something.
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I loved London. In the 1970s... it was very exciting, really wild.
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The trade magazine and all was banned in my house. The first time I read a film magazine was when I was 18.
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The Enlightenment, the Age of Reason, is seen as the beginning of modern depravity.
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Brittany Murphy... who knows if she's going to be around. Kirsten Dunst, I think she's really boring. Reese Witherspoon? She can open a movie.
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The women I know who have children and have careers, they seem to be very happy. They love their children and they love their jobs. But happiness comes out of being willing to do your work in your twenties to find out who you are, what you love.
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Last year people won more than one billion dollars playing poker. And casinos made twenty-seven billion just by being around those people.
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I do think taking the 20s to take the most chances you can is important, because you're not going to hurt anyone else during that time. And if you do have a partner, you need a couple years to rehearse that relationship.
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There is always a type of man who says he loves his fellow men, and expects to make a living at it.
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Prayer requires more of the heart than of the tongue.
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I write about the trials and triumphs of contemporary life - and often the readers see themselves between the lines of the story.
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If you were an alien who came to our bookstores - or browsed our teen magazines - you'd think that only Earth girls who look like Mila Kunis ever got any action.
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A girl can tell I like her when I blush or start telling bad jokes.
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I believe in persevering. If you persevere, success lies ahead of you.
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I want to break down some of the stigma associated with mental illness.
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Writing is one of those jobs that everyone has an opinion on. I don't think this is a bad thing.
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I seem to have fallen for women with missing parents. Goodness knows what it signifies.
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On the one hand, I'm so relieved that I've actually managed to finish my very first series and that I've been able to see my characters through to the end of their journeys. On the other hand, I feel like how parents must feel when they send their kid off to college. It's a bittersweet mix.
