Sometimes it involves giving up everything you have ever known, or everyone you have ever loved for the sake of something greater.
VERONICA ROTHDauntless: being brave in the midst of fear.
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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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I want people to come away from my book with questions. Questions about virtue and goodness. Not answers.
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His fingers slide into my hair, and I hold on to his arms to stay steady as we press together like two blades at a stalemate.
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Sorry, am I being rude?” she asks. “I’m used to saying whatever is on my mind.
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Being honest doesn’t mean you say whatever you want, wherever you want. It means that what you choose to say is true.
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Lies require commitment.
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Nature is neutral. Nature doesn’t care how much money a person makes.
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I traded cowardice for cruelty; I traded weakness for ferocity.
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I watch her blond head until it disappears around the bend, and I feel bare, like there’s nothing left to protect me against pain. Her absence stings worst of all.
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There are so many ways to be brave in this world.
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To me, when someone wrongs you, you both share the burden of that wrongdoing—the pain of it weighs on both of you. Forgiveness, then, means choosing to bear the full weight all by yourself.
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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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Since I was young, I have always known this: Life damages us, every one. We can’t escape that damage. But now, I am also learning this: We can be mended. We mend each other.
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He is stronger than anyone I know, and warmer than anyone else realizes; he is a secret that I have kept, and will keep for the rest of my life.
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It’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
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