People, I have discovered, are layers and layers of secrets.
VERONICA ROTHIt’s strange how a word, a phrase, a sentence, can feel like a blow to the head.
More Veronica Roth Quotes
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I gasp, pressing both palms to my chest. Now the monstrous thing has its claws around my throat, squeezing my airway. I twist and put my head between my knees, breathing until the strangled feeling leaves me.
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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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You believe you know them, that you understand them, but their motives are always hidden from you, buried in their own hearts. You will never know them, but sometimes you decide to trust them.
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Without a faction we have no purpose and no reason to live.
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I wonder if fears ever really go away, or if they just lose their power over us.
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How have I never realized before that for all the strong, kind parts of him, there are also hurting, broken parts?
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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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Sometimes, all it takes to save people from a terrible fate is one person willing to do something about it. Even if that “something” is a fake bathroom break.
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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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We can’t be confined to one way of thinking, and that terrifies our leaders. It means we can’t be controlled. And it means that no matter what they do, we will always cause trouble for them.
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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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My name is Four,” I say. “Call me ‘Stiff’ again and you and I will have a problem.
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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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Ingenuity requires creativity.
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One choice can transform you. One choice can destroy you. Once choice will define you.
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