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The quote says that challenging a system can be more effective when done from within it rather than from the outside. It suggests that working inside existing structures can give you more influence and power. The message is about choosing a strategy that can create stronger change.
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Originally said in English.
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About Marie Lu
American young adult science fiction and fantasy author
Marie Lu is an American young adult science fiction and fantasy author. She is best known for the Legend series and for several other novels aimed at younger readers. Her work includes the dystopian, militarized world of Legend, along with the Young Elites series, the Warcross series, and Batman: Nightwalker in the DC Icons series. Her writing is associated with speculative fiction, especially stories set in imagined futures and focused on conflict, power, and survival.
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- “You… are the symbol of the revolution that will transform Aryavarta”you are the one who has brought us to this.– Panchali Draupadi
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Books by Marie Lu
Warcross
2017
Prodigy
2013
Legend
2013
Nightwalker
2018
Wildcard
2018