Ingenuity requires creativity.
VERONICA ROTHIt will be difficult to break the habits of thinking Abnegation instilled in me, like tugging a single thread from a complex work of embroidery. But I will find new habits, new thoughts, new rules. I will become something else.
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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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Human reason can excuse any evil; that is why it’s so important that we don’t rely on it.
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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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Looking him in the eye is a challenge. It’s my choice.
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Desperation can make a person do surprising things.
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What did you do, memorize a map of the city for fun?” says Christina. “Yes,” says Will, looking puzzled. “Didn’t you?
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I feel the monster of grief again, writhing in the empty space where my heart and stomach used to be.
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It doesn’t prove anything except that you’re bullying us. Which, as I recall, is a sign of cowardice.
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I feel like what I have become is halfway between my mother and my father, violent and impulsive and desperate and afraid. I feel like I have lost control of what I have become.
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I am a naturally curious person. -Tris
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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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Grief is not as heavy as guilt, but it takes more away from you.
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There is a difference between admitting and confessing. Admitting involves softening, making excuses for things that cannot be excused; confessing just names the crimes at its full severity.
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I suppose that now would be the time to ask for forgiveness for all the things I’ve done, but I’m sure my list would never be complete.
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The truth has a way of changing people’s plans.
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