It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
VERONICA ROTHWe believe in shouting for those who can only whisper, in defending those who cannot defend themselves.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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Killing you is not the worst thing they can do to you,” I say. “Controlling you is.
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I laugh, and it’s laughter, not light, that casts out the darkness building within me, that reminds me I am still alive, even in this strange place where everything I’ve ever known is coming apart.
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When you’re a writer, you hear your internal critic, and that’s really hard to get over. And then sometimes you hear critiques from classmates and stuff.
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To find that place between what I want and what I think is wise.
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All I can do is stand still- I feel like if I just stand still, I can stop it from being true, I can pretend that everything is all right.
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“Oh, you know,” I say. “Sun shining. Birds chirping.” She raises an eyebrow at me, as if reminding me that we are in an underground tunnel.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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I feel it racing through me, eating away at the weight. There is nothing that can kill me now; I am powerful and invincible and eternal.
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I am terrified and I don’t even know of what, because I have lost everything already.
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Sometimes, the best way to help someone is just to be near them.
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A smile tugs at the corner of his mouth. Even closer, so we would be breathng the same air- if I could remember to breathe. ‘No, Tris,’ he says. A more serious look replaces his smile as he adds, ‘You look tough as nails.
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Cruelty does not make a person dishonest, the same way bravery does not make a person kind.
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The truth is… you are hurting me. Not on purpose, I know that. But I love you and every second that you don´t love me back…it hurts.
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Dauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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At home I used to spend calm, pleasant nights with my family.
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