The Young Elites Book Series RP Meme
trilogy by Marie Lu- feel free to edit or change pronouns
“I am tired of being used, hurt, and cast aside. It is my turn to use. My turn to hurt.”
“Always ready for you, my love.”
“Every bone in my body yearns to keep this boy safe, always.”
“There was once a time when darkness shrouded the world, and the darkness had a queen.”
“He wanted to live in a house built on delusion, would rather believe in a million lies than face one truth.”
“What is so great about being good?”
Why so surprised that you are worthy?”
“It is better to have an enemy who will fight you in an open field then a lover who will kill you in your sleep.”
“I am still alone, broken and small, the butterfly fighting for life in the grass.”
“Do not take advantage of my generosity, and I will not take advantage of your weakness.”
“The fire in you burns as fiercely as it did when I first met you.”
“Tomorrow, I will take on all of these things. I will be unstoppable.”
“Everyone has darkness inside them, however hidden.”
“Be true to yourself. But that's something everyone says and no one means. No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.”
“Some of us are broken and there’s nothing you can do to fix it.”
“The king is dead. Long live the queen.”
“What is the point of searching for love, when love is nothing but an illusion?”
“They were the flash of light in a stormy sky, the fleeting darkness before dawn. Never have they existed before, nor shall they ever exist again.”
“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.”
“Why feel guilty for something that isn't your fault?
Because I loved him. And now he is gone.”
“Why so surprised, White Wolf?”
“There is a darkness in you, something that gives you immense strength.”
“Don't cry. You are stronger than that.”
“We are sisters. Despite all we’ve been through, all that we have held against each other, we are sisters until death comes for us.”
“Embellish your flaws. They will turn into your assets.”
“Sorry, always sorry. What in the world can you buy with an apology?”
“No. I'm not broken easily. I will never break.”
“No one wants you to be yourself. They want you to be the version of yourself that they like.”
“But true rulers are not born. We are made.”
“We are drawn to stories, and every scar carries one.”
“Fear creates the strongest illusions.”
“The irony of life is that those who wear masks often tell us more truths than those with open faces.”
“So. Tell me, little wolf. Do you want to punish those who have wronged you?”
“Something blackens your heart, something deep and bitter. It has festered inside you for years, nurtured and encouraged. I’ve never felt anything like it.”
“I always thought of her as the sweet, naïve one. But perhaps she wore her sweetness and naïvety as a shield. Perhaps she always knew exactly what she was doing.”
“We are sisters. Despite all we’ve been through, all that we have held against each other, we are sisters until death comes for us.”
“The gods gave us powers, because we are born to rule.”
“You have goodness in your heart, but your darkness overwhelms it all; your desire to hurt, destroy, and avenge is more powerful than your desire to love, help, and light the way.”
“I don’t think I’ve ever heard him laugh before. It’s a soothing sound, both tender and unsure, reminiscent of someone who used to laugh more.”
“Once upon a time, a prince fell madly in love with a demon from the Underworld. When she disappeared back into the sea, he ached so much for her that he walked into the ocean and never returned. “
I belong to no one. On this night, I swear to you that I will rise above everything you’ve ever taught me. I will become a force that this world has never known. I will come into such power that none will dare hurt me again.”
you are smarter than the others, because you know there is something wrong with you. It tears at your conscience, doesn’t it? You have hatred for yourself, and I admire that.”
“So many poor and desperate, come to see me suffer in order to distract themselves from their own hungry lives.”
“Passion is bright and warm... But passion has a dark side too. It links with fear. Our hearts fill with terror at the thought of harm coming to our loved ones, don't they?”
“But the surest way to slow your own progress is to rush yourself into situation you're not ready for.”
“Sometimes, the only way to set things right is to do what is difficult.”
I'm desperate to pull away. I ache for more. I tremble uncontrollably, caught in the middle.”
“How many times have you been called an abomination? A monster? Worthless?”
“After a lifetime of darkness, I want to leave something behind that is made of light.”
“Someday, when I am nothing but dust and wind, what tale will they tell about me?”
“None of us are saints. We can all do better.”
“You are a light, and when you shine, you shine bright.”
“None of us are saints. We can all do better.”
“He was the last thread suspending me in the light. Without him, I can feel myself spiraling downward, falling to a place where I can no longer pull myself back up.”
“He enters with a sweep of dark robes, bringing with him the scent of wind, night, and death.”
“Why did you ask my opinion then, if you've already made up your mind?”
“The darkness seeps in a little more every day. What have I done? How can I be like this?”
“Embelish your flaws. They will turn into your assets. And if you become one of us, I will teach you to wield them like an assassin wields a knife.”
I picture myself leaning over him, looking on patiently, with my chin resting in my hands, admiring his dying, writhing body as I count out the minutes.”
“Sometimes, all it takes to see the right path is a flash of brilliant insight from someone else.”
You align with joy, and I with fear and fury. If you could see into my thoughts, you would surely turn away. So why would you stay with me, and resume our lives?”
“Once upon a time, a girl had a father, a prince, a society of friends. Then they betrayed her, so she destroyed them all.”
“On this night, I swear to you that I will rise above everything you’ve ever taught me. I will become a force that this world has never known. I will come into such power that none will dare hurt me again.”
“The world is made of countless threads that connect all things. These threads give the world both its color and its life.”
“No. I'm not broken easily. I will never break”
“Already, I'm starting to forget the face of the man I killed.”
I hate you all. I imagine my hands at their throats, choking, silencing them, one by one.”
“I'm suddenly angry. Why must I lose everything that I care for? Why is love such a weakness? I wish, for an instant, that I didn't need such a thing.”
“I will keep you, until the day I choose not to. You have destroyed and harmed all that is dear to me. In return, I want you to know what that feels like. I will not kill you. I will keep you alive. I will torture you."
“In this moment, I am a god.”
“I know who you really are. Who will ever want you?"
Then maybe you should know which weapons are real,”
I will destroy everything in order to make it stop. I will destroy all of you. I grit my teeth as my fury swirls around me, seething and relentless, yearning to burst free.
“They think they can keep me out, but it does not matter how many locks they hang at the entrance. There is always another door.”
“A newborn babe takes its first breath / and creates a storm that rains down death’?”
“You cannot harden your heart to the future just because of your past. You cannot use cruelty against yourself to justify cruelty to others.”
“What if you are wrong? What if the gods sent you, and indeed the rest of us, not because we were never meant to be, but because we were always meant to be?”
“In my fury, I killed him.”
however small, and it will affect something else on the other side of the world"
“And I'm not horrified. I look at it, indulging in the darkness around me, feeding me, strengthening me, and I realize that I'm happy I killed him. Truly happy.”
"But the surest way to slow your own progress is to rush yourself into situations you’re not yet ready for.”"
"When you’re pushed to extreme fear or anger, your body magnifies your energy tenfold, sometimes a hundredfold. It isn’t like this for everyone"
“His voice too, soft and deep, sophisticated, a layer of velvet hiding secrets.”
“The world’s deadliest mercenaries choose to serve you, the whispers say, because they have yet to meet me.”
“I looked into those eyes and I saw nothing. It was like staring straight into the Underworld. Like he aches to return to where he came from.”
“Why is love such a weakness? I wish, for an instant, that I didn't need such a thing. I can win the same things in life with fear, with power. What is the point in searching for love, when love is nothing but an illusion?”
“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.”
“Then we have much in common.”
