Marina Lorien > Marina's Quotes

“When you have lost hope, you have lost everything. And when you think all is lost, when all is dire and bleak, there is always hope.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“And even if we were hunting vampires, what the hell is the Silly Putty for?”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“The key to change is letting go of the fear.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“In the beginning we were a group of nine.

Three are gone, dead.
There are six of us left.
They are hunting us, and they won't stop until they've killed us all.

I am Number Four.

I know that I am next.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“Best way to deal with fear is to confront it.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“If you ever know a man who tries to drown his sorrows, kindly inform him his sorrows know how to swim.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“A place is only as good as the people in it.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“One of the gifts our planet gave us is to love completely. Without jealousy or insecurity or fear. Without pettiness. Without anger.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“I'll come back to you," I say. "I promise you, if it's the last thing I do, I'll come back to you."

Her face is buried in my neck. She nods.

"I'll count the minutes until you do." she says.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“I'll come back to you," I say, "If it's the last thing I do, I'll come back to you.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“You know the saying: he who doesn't understand history is doomed to repeat it. And when it's repeated, the stakes are doubled.”
― Pittacus Lore, I Am Number Four

“Where are you originally from?”
“The planet Lorien, three hundred million miles away.”
“Must have been a long trip, John Smith.”
“Took almost a year. Next time I’m bringing a book.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“I don’t know; I still like the name Six. Maren
Elizabeth was when I was a different person, and right now Six just feels right. It can be short for something if someone asks.”
Sam looks over. “For what? Sixty?”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“Sam picks the stone up and clenches his entire body in deep concentration. Nothing happens. " Oh come on," he says to the stone. " I promise to use it for the power of good. No girls' locker rooms, I swear.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“I[John/Four] scratched Bernie Kosar's head. I don't think I could get used to calling him Hadley, but maybe I could get used to calling Six Maren Elizabeth. "I think you should take on a human name," I say. "If not Maren Elizabeth, then something else. I mean, at least for when we're in front of strangers."

Everyone grows silent, and I reach behind me into the Chest for the velvet bag holding the Lorien's solar system. I set the six planets and the sun in my palm and watch them hover and glow to life. As the planets begin to orbit their sun, I find that I am able to dim their brightness with my mind. I intentionally lose myself in them, successfully forgetting just for a few moments that I might ba seeing Sarah soon.

Six turns to look at the faint solar system that floats in front of my chest, and then she finally says. "I don't know; I still like the name Six. Maren Elizabeth was when I was a different person, and right now Six just feels right. It can be short for something if Someone asks."

Sam looks over. "For what? Sixty?”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“Are you sure you want us to keep calling you 'Six'?"

"You can say it's short for something."

"For what? Sixty?”
― Pittacus Lore

“Forcing an answer only guarantees that no answer will come out." - Six”
― Pittacus Lore

“The wind is knocked out of me; and when I look up, I see Nine spitting blood out. He's grinning.
"Are you crazy?" I ask. "You're enjoying this?"
"I've been locked up for over a year. This is the best day of my life!”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“I drop the other Chest to the ground in shock. "What number are you? I'm Four."
He squints at me and then offers his hand. "I'm Nine. Good job staying alive, Number Four.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Power of Six

“A wise man once told me that only by leaving someone good can you meet someone better.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“I don't like bullies. No one has a right to take or to hurt just because they can.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“Why couldn't you turn into a fireball when we were on the same team!”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“Okay, I think it's time for another distraction" Eight says, disappearing again. He reappears by the outer circle of stones, plants his hands on an upright slab, and pushes hard. All I can do is watch in horror, frozen to the spot. The huge stone wobbles and slowly tips backwards, then the horizontal slab on top falls too, and that's when Eight starts yelling, "Help! Help! The stones are falling over! Stonehenge is falling down!" I will kill him. I clench my fists at my side, which is when I realize I still have a small rock in my hand. I lean down and carefully, pointlessly, return it to its spot.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“No more, no less. I'm an idiot. I really need to let this crush go.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“Next he grabs a round yellow thing covered in small bumps. It looks like a strange fruit and I half expect him to squeeze it to produce juice. When it reaches shoulder height the small bumps explode, turning into razor-sharp spikes. I duck and roll in BK's direction to avoid getting impaled.

"What the hell?" I shout. "You could have warned me! This is the second time in less than five minutes that you've almost killed me.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“Look what I found, Eight!”
Eight disappears from the grass and reappears up in the air next to the Chest. He wraps his arms around it and hugs it. Slime and all. Then he teleports back to the edge of the lake, the Chest still in his hands. “I can’t believe it,” Eight finally says. “All this time, it was right here.” He looks stunned.
“It was inside a Mog ship at the bottom of the lake,” I say, walking out of the water.
Eight disappears again and teleports directly in front of me, our noses practically touching. Before I can register how nice his warm breath feels on my face, he picks me up and kisses me hard on the mouth as he twirls me around. My body stiffens and I suddenly have no idea what to do with my hands. I don’t know what to do at all, so I just let it happen. He tastes salty and sweet at the same time. The whole world disappears and I feel as if I’m floating in darkness. (Rise of the Nine)”
― Pittacus Lore

“Kill that Garde as hard as you can!”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“A normal life. Such a simple idea, but it's almost impossible for me to picture.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“Setrakus is more or less invincible. Only Pittacus Lore, the most powerful of all the Lorien Elders, would have been able to defeat him.”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine

“Only by leaving someone good can you meet someone better- Eight”
― Pittacus Lore, The Rise of Nine